SunOpta Opens New $125 Million Plant-Based Beverage Manufacturing Facility
SunOpta, a U.S.-based manufacturer of plant-based and fruit-based food and beverages, is announced the opening of its new plant-based beverage production facility in Midlothian, Texas, bringing as many as 175 new jobs to the area.
The new facility will manufacture the company's entire suite of plant-based milks and creamers, along with tea and other products. Various package sizes and configurations will be produced including 16-oz. and 32-oz. packages typically used in food service, shelf-stable retail, and e-commerce for plant-based milk products, and 330-mL packages used primarily in high-protein nutritional beverages.