Heartland Catfish Co. completed phase one of a two-phase expansion project to increase storage capacity by 12,000 sq. ft. at its Itta Bena, Miss., facility. Phase two, to be finished in 2020, adds 12,000 sq. ft. of processing/packaging space.

Nestlé Purina PetCare opened its $320 million, wet pet food facility in Hartwell, Ga. 

JUST acquired a 30,000-sq.-ft. facility to expand its plant-based protein manufacturing operations in Appleton, Minn.

Ramar Foods, maker of Filipino foods, broke ground on a new facility in Kapolei, Hawaii.

Heineken opened a new brewing/bottling facility in Meoqui in northern Mexico that features six lines, four of which are KHS lines.

Urban South Brewery announced the grand opening of its 14,000-sq.-ft. craft brewery in Houston, Texas.

SpartanNash opened a new $10 million produce distribution center in Fargo, ND.

SoChatti, a producer of vegan chocolate, opened a renovated 13,000-sq.-ft. production and R&D facility in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Case Farms Chicken is expanding its production operations in Winesburg, Ohio with a $126 million investment, adding 26,000 sq.-ft. processing space and building a 154,000-sq.-ft. freezer.

Savoie’s Foods announced a $12.7 million, 41,000-sq.-ft. expansion to its Cajun-style sausage facility in St. Landry, Louisiana. Operations are expected to begin in September 2020.

SOPACKO, contract processor/packager, is expanding its Mullins, South Carolina facility in three phases, spending nearly $13 million.

Tyson Prepared Foods in Hutchinson, Kansas plans to add 7,000 sq.-ft. of freezer space, pending approval of permits.

Wayne Farms’ Enterprise, Alabama facility completed its poultry processing facility upgrade, which is part of a region-wide, $350 million expansion program.