The World’s No.1 Hummus Company Innovates in Virginia
In 2008, Sabra Dipping announced its decision to establish a state-of-the-art production facility in Chesterfield County to produce a wide range of refrigerated dips and spreads. In 2012, Sabra announced an expansion and major enhancement to its facility—the incorporation of the company’s official Center of Excellence and R&D test kitchen. The Center of Excellence features a state-of-the-art culinary center, research laboratory, ideation space, a pilot plant, and hands-on research modules.
Danone North America Benefits from Virginia’s Supply Chain Ecosystem
Danone North America’s Rockingham, VA facility sources and distributes locally, obtaining liquid cane sugar from local manufacturer Sugaright, a subsidiary of CSC Sugar. Virginia Dairy Farms, through the Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative, ensures that fluid milk—a staple in many DanoneWaves products—is sourced locally, as well. With its constant flow of in-demand products, DanoneWave partners with Phoenix Packaging, located in Pulaski County, on packaging solutions, and utilizes another Rockingham-based company, InterChange Cold Storage, for the storage and distribution of finished products.
Red Sun Farms Grows High-Tech in Virginia
In 2013, Red Sun Farms erected state-of-the-art, climate controlled greenhouses on 45 acres of land in the New River Valley Commerce Park to grow quality greenhouse-grown, non-GMO, pesticide-free vegetables. With more than 100 employees, this 21st-century, environmentally safe greenhouse ships 200,000 pounds of tomatoes weekly from April to October. Red Sun Farms was the first tenant of the New River Valley Commerce Park.
Aquaculture & Seafood
Virginia is the fourth largest producer of seafood in the country by metric tons landed. Virginia’s seafood commodities total over 360 million pounds landed each year, with a value of more than $178 million. Top commodities by value include oysters, scallops, menhaden, clams, crabs, and striped bass. Virginia is first in the U.S. for hard clam production, and first on the East Coast for Eastern oyster production.