In 2015, we toured five food and beverage packaging plants and created a short video at each one. We created a contest for our readers to watch them all and vote for their favorite. Thank you to everyone who participated! Here are the results of the poll:

Better Made — (36%)
GKI Foods — (53%)
McClure's — (6%)
Rochester Mills — (3%)
Valentine's Distilling — (2%)

We are happy to announce that GKI Foods is the winner of the contest, with 53% of the votes! I wonder if it was all of the chocolate that got everyone excited?

Rochester Mills Production Brewery - January 2015

This Rochester, MI-based company produces five beer varieties year round with the occasional seasonal selection, in its 48,000 square foot facility.

Read more and watch the video tour here.

Better Made - June 2015

During the tour of Better Made’s 150,000 square foot Detroit facility, we witnessed locally grown potatoes being processed into a salty snack in about five minutes time.

Read more and watch the video tour here.

McClure's - July 2015

This Detroit, MI artisan pickle brand is a family owned company that produces a variety of pickles and bloody mary mix in its 20,000 square foot facility in Detroit, MI.

Read more and watch the video tour here.

Valentine Distilling - September 2015

Valentine Distilling began in 2008 in Ferndale, MI and today the distillery packages five SKUs including its first offering, Valentine vodka.

Read more and watch the video tour here.

GKI Foods - December 2015, voted Best Plant Tour of 2015

During the plant tour of GKI Foods, LLC, a private-label candy and granola manufacturer located in Brighton, MI, we got to see several chocolate varieties being dipped, enrobed, cooled and packaged.

Read more and watch the video tour here.