In economic development, when you see a group of similar companies moving to a geographically small area, you pay attention. These industry clusters - companies that are linked by common goods, services, or clients - are an excellent indicator of how a particular business sector feels about an area. It's like word-of-mouth advertising.

While each cluster has its own industry-specific need, those operating in Greater Hazleton have also been impressed by our location along the Interstates 81-80 corridor, our dedicated workforce, low operating costs and our in-place infrastructure.

For example, nationally known companies like refrigerated warehouse company United States Cold Storage and cocoa manufacturer Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate are located in the Humboldt Industrial Park, joining a growing number of food service giants in CAN DO parks such as Aspire Bakeries, Bimbo Bakeries and The Hershey Company.

Click the tabs below to find out more about the Food Processing, Plastics, and E-commerce/Distribution sectors in Greater Hazleton.

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Known as the "Snack Food Capital of the World," Pennsylvania includes major producers of pretzels, potato chips, confectioneries and chocolate. The Commonwealth’s snack food and confectionery industries generate more than $5.1 billion in annual sales. Pennsylvania is also the international headquarters for Hershey Foods Corporation and H. J. Heinz.

Greater Hazleton and Northeastern Pennsylvania are a prime example of how Pennsylvania has gotten this reputation as companies such as Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate, Hershey Company, Bimbo Bakeries, Cargill Meat Solutions and Aspire Bakeries, among many others, all have processing facilities in the area.

Greater Hazleton has all of the special ingredients needed to make it an ideal location for the food processing industry... climate, air quality, fresh water, abudant workforce, rail service and highway access for ease of distribution.

Greater Hazleton Food Processing & Food Distribution Companies