Colorado’s 3,200 food and beverage production-related companies bring innovation and sustainability to the table
Colorado has the highest employment concentration in beverage production in the nation, with more than three-times the proportion of manufacturing jobs than the U.S.
2020 Colorado Food & Beverage Production Snapshot U.S. data in ( )| Direct Employment | 47,790 |
| Companies | 3,200 |
| Five-Year Employment Growth (2015-2020) | 21.5% (7.7%) |
| One-Year Employment Growth (2020) | 2.7% (-1.9%) |
| Direct Employment Concentration (2020) | 1.6% (1.4%) |
| Average Wage | $53,470 |
| Employment Concentration Ranking (Among 50 largest metros) | 18 |