SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - Mar 14, 2013) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- New plant construction activity within the North American Food and Beverage Industry is off to a strong start in 2013. Industrial Info already has identified more than 100 capital projects for new processing plants, distribution centers and grain-handling facilities, with construction start dates set for this year. The combined investment value of those projects is just more than $3.7 billion.

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