Specialty Food Processing & Agribusiness

Sunny climate, warm days, abundant irrigation and generous amounts of land makes Eagle a prime location for food and agricultural industries.

Community Culture

Eagle is a community that cares about their health and well-being, and with this, there is a growing demand for products that address specific health, ethnic and dietary preferences, along with the desire for fresh, whole and organic ingredients. As part of this desire to increase the availability of food products and agribusinesses within our community, the City has designated approximately 49,000 acres of land in the foothills area as the Eagle Viticultural Area. This area currently includes a winery and several grape growers, with future plans to include a custom crush facility and various other supporting industries. In addition, many areas within the City have been designated as mixed use areas that allow for manufacturing and retail of products.

Eagle's lifestyle features and relative household incomes provide companies with an existing customer base for fresh, farm-to-table, food products. Specialty producers with innovative processing, distribution and retail components will find Eagle an attractive "brand".

Eagle's access to raw materials and a skilled workforce suggest a promising sector where companies will thrive, and the opportunity to deliver fresh products to local, regional, and in some cases, national consumer bases.

Nearby universities and colleges can tailor specific customized training and education programs related to the food industry and technology.

AVERAGE WAGES AND GROWTH
			Average Wage		5-Year Annualized Employment Growth
SOC	Title	Employment	Boise Metro	USA	Boise Metro	USA
19-1012	Food Scientists and Technologists	54	$66,600	$71,300	2.1%	1.9%
19-1013	Soil and Plant Scientists	59	$64,800	$69,300	0.9%	1.1%
19-4011	Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	79	$45,600	$40,500	1.7%	1.3%
41-4012	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	3,444	$61,900	$68,400	3.8%	1.2%
45-2041	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	161	$28,400	$24,300	1.9%	1.3%
49-9041	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	411	$49,600	$51,900	2.3%	0.7%
49-9071	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,542	$32,400	$39,400	2.8%	1.6%
51-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,203	$56,300	$61,500	3.0%	0.9%
51-3011	Bakers	345	$28,600	$27,100	4.0%	2.2%
51-3021	Butchers and Meat Cutters	258	$32,500	$31,700	4.5%	1.6%
51-3022	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	332	$24,700	$25,500	7.3%	1.1%
51-3023	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	195	$29,300	$27,000	8.6%	1.1%
51-3092	Food Batchmakers	613	$27,900	$30,100	0.9%	2.0%
51-3093	Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	265	$37,700	$30,300	1.7%	2.2%
51-3099	Food Processing Workers, All Other	131	$32,400	$25,800	2.6%	1.7%
51-9061	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers and Weighers	805	$37,700	$40,300	2.9%	1.1%
51-9111	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	858	$36,200	$30,900	2.1%	2.1%
53-7051	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	933	$32,700	$34,300	3.0%	3.1%
53-7062	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	4,342	$27,800	$28,700	2.8%	2.5%
53-7064	Packers and Packagers, Hand	1,122	$26,600	$24,400	2.6%	2.4%