John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc., a manufacturer of packaged and bulk snack food products, broke ground for a new 1 million-sq.-ft. office, manufacturing and distribution facility in Elgin, IL.
Pepperidge Farm, Inc. opened a 114,000-sq.-ft. warehouse attached to its existing production plant in Willard, OH, as well as a flexible packaging center at the adjacent Willard Industrial Park. The packaging center will produce a variety of pack sizes and formats for product lines including Milano and Chocolate Chunk cookies and Goldfish crackers. The Willard plant is the company's largest production facility for biscuit products.