Connect with bright minds and big ideas in Buffalo Niagara
That’s just what General Mills, Lactalis, Perry’s Ice Cream, Rich Products, and Pride Pak (to name a few) are doing!Pride Pak is a Canadian-headquartered fresh vegetable producer who chose Buffalo Niagara for their U.S. expansion. The company required access to large quantities of water and food waste removal, an available workforce, and reduced transportation time for longer shelf life.
Pride Pak received free expansion assistance with cross-border due diligence, site selection, service provider introductions, workforce data, and incentive applications. The company chose to build new and was awarded a low-cost hydropower allocation, infrastructure improvement assistance including an electric upgrade grant, tax credits, and more.
Is now the time for your company to consider an expansion? Whether you’re ready to talk about an expansion today or just want to stay informed, keep reading to learn more!
Consider a U.S. business expansion to Buffalo Niagara
National Geographic named Buffalo Niagara the third best food city in the entire world. But it’s not just our restaurants that deserve the acclaim – it’s also our food and beverage processing and agribusiness industries that are leading the way.
Food processing companies are choosing Buffalo Niagara for:
- Abundant low-cost hydropower (Thanks, Niagara Falls!)
- Large water aquifers
- Low cost of doing business
- Third-largest dairy producing state in America
- Reducing cross border delays and Canadian HQ risk
- 0% state corporate income tax for food processors
- A made in the U.S.A. label
- A 10-hour drive of 40% of the bi-national population
Learn more about these specific programs, the Buffalo Niagara Food Processing Ecosystem, and how you can receive free assistance with your business expansion project.
Stay connected with the experts to start your expansion conversation
Canadian companies often leverage Buffalo Niagara’s innate advantages to grow their business and enter a new market full of opportunity. Establishing a U.S. presence may seem overwhelming. You don’t have to do it alone. With free concierge services the process can be quite simple. Some of the assistance includes:
- Determining what type of U.S. entity to create
- Cross border due diligence
- Site selection process
- Incentives application coordination
- Understanding human resource differences between Canada and the U.S.
- Connections to service providers to understand: FDA regulations, labeling requirements, steps to acquiring trademarks, and more
Don’t take our word for it
Pride Pak is a Canadian-headquartered fresh vegetable producer who chose Buffalo Niagara for their U.S. expansion. The company required access to large quantities of water and food waste removal, an available workforce, and reduced transportation time for longer shelf life.
Pride Pak received free expansion project assistance with cross-border due diligence, site selection, service provider introductions, workforce data, and incentive applications. The company chose to build new and was awarded a low-cost hydropower allocation, infrastructure improvement assistance including an electric upgrade grant, tax credits, and more.
Invest Buffalo Niagara has helped over 120 Canadian companies establish a business location in the Buffalo Niagara region. Is now the time for your company to enjoy a new market, lower costs, and the Made in the U.S.A. label? Whether you're ready to talk about an expansion today or just want to stay informed for the future, sign up for our bi-monthly newsletter.
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