Plant Openings

Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions

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Plant Openings and Expansions

May 03, 2012
Sierra Nevada, FE’s 2010 Sustainable Plant of the Year, is locating a new brewery in Mills River, NC. Construction is expected to take between 18 and 24 months.


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Plant Openings & Expansions

April 05, 2012
Cloverleaf Cold Storage Company’s Farmers Produce division will begin offering processing and packaging operations at its Sanford, NC facility.


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Plant Openings & Expansions

March 07, 2012
Bel Brands USA expects to begin construction on its third US cheese plant. Located in Brookings, SD, the $100 million facility will initially hire 200 people.


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Plant Openings and Expansions

January 10, 2012
Anheuser-Busch will invest $34 million in an upgrade of its Cartersville, GA brewery.


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Plant Openings & Expansions

December 06, 2011
The J. R. Simplot Company will build a state-of-the-art potato processing plant in Caldwell, ID. Site preparation is anticipated to begin next May with startup expected by spring of 2014. The 380,000-sq.-ft. plant will replace the company’s existing potato processing plant in Caldwell.
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Plant Openings & Expansions: November 2011

November 01, 2011
Maple Leaf Foods celebrated the opening of its Hamilton, Ontario plant, which is Canada’s largest commercial bakery.  The plant produces a variety of products for the Canadian market and represents
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Plant Openings & Expansions: October 2011

October 01, 2011
The Dairy Farmers of America is making a $13.4 million capital investment in its plant in Plymouth, WI.Green Gourmet of Ohio is locating a new plant in the former Fresh
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Plant Openings & Expansions: September 2011

September 01, 2011
Agro Farma, maker of Chobani Greek-style yogurt, will expand its operations in New Berlin, NY. The $90 million project is expected to add about 450 jobs to its already existing
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34th Annual Plant Construction Survey

June 01, 2011
Projects surge slightly as processors find value to be gained in upgrading existing facilities.
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Plant Openings & Expansions: June 2011

June 01, 2011
After having announced construction of a new 50,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in South Bend, IN, , will expand its operations in the same location. An investment of $8 million will be
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Frito-Lay Casa Grande was chosen as Food Engineering's 2011Sustainable Plant of the Year.Part learning lab, part sustainability showcase, the Frito-Lay facility in Casa Grande is the focus of the snack food manufacturer’s ambitious goal of creating a blueprint for sustained production in a resource-strapped tomorrow.

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On-Demand: Processors clean, coat, cool, dry, and lubricate products and equipment in dozens of areas in a plant thousands of times a year. Even though it may not be obvious, spray technology is often the backbone of these operations and can be used in many more.

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