Plant Openings

Plant Openings: September 2014

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. purchased a 585,000-sq.-ft. building for renovation in Douglasville, GA, and anticipates investing $337 million in the facility over the next five years. The facility will manufacture pods for its new line of cold beverages.

Maplehurst Bakeries is investing nearly $80 million to renovate and equip a 180,000-sq.-ft. plant in Lebanon, IN.

Tate & Lyle plans to invest more than $90 million in its Indiana operations over the next three years. The investment includes a three-phase expansion of its Sagamore facility to increase its modified food starch production. The company will also make improvements at its Lafayette South facility.

CSM Bakery will invest $30 million in its facility in Pleasant View, UT, adding 100 jobs to its operation. The company plans a new cookie line as the plant doubles in size over the next six years.

The Coastal Companies opened a new state-of-the-art, 240,000-sq.-ft. facility that will supply fresh-cut fruits and vegetables to six neighboring states from its location in Laurel, MD.

Byrne Dairy opened a new 52,000-sq.-ft. dairy facility in Cortland County, NY that will produce Greek yogurt under several different labels and its own brand.

Rustic Crust, a pizza bakery located in Pittsfield, NH, broke ground on a new 27,000-sq.-ft. bakery and production facility on a site leveled by fire earlier this year.