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Plant Openings and Expansions: March 2020

March 9, 2020

Flowers Foods is investing $25 million to expand and transform its Lynchburg, Va., bakery.

Domino’s will occupy a new 59,000-sq.-ft. pizza dough production center, which is under construction in Katy, Texas, by ARCO Design/Build.

Verus International is completing a 10,000-sq.-ft. facility, which will produce “gummi” and nutraceutical products in Houston.

Gotham Greens opened a new 100,000-sq.-ft. hydroponic lettuce growing/production facility in Rhode Island.

Kraft Heinz is investing $25 million in renovating and upgrading its 266,000-sq.-ft. juice/meals facility in Garland, Texas.

The Anheuser-Busch brewery located in Cartersville, Ga., is expanding its brewing capacity with an $85 million investment.

Joy Cone is investing $10 million to expand its cookie manufacturing operations in Hermitage, Pa. This is the second investment in less than three years.

Brakebush is planning a $60 million expansion at its Mocksville, N.C., poultry processing facility.

Darigold is starting a line expansion of its 36,000-sq.-ft. Boise Bench (Idaho) dairy bottling facility, where it will remodel 15,800 sq.-ft. with an investment of about $16 million.

Blount Fine Foods is renovating an 80,000-sq.-ft. soup-making facility in Portland, Oregon, representing an approximate $25 million investment; it is expected to open in July 2020.

Refresco is investing $12 million to upgrade its contract bottling operation in Fort Gibson, OK.

Frito-Lay is expanding its snack food manufacturing operations in Rosenberg, Texas over the next two years to add a new production line with an expenditure of $138 million.

Lidl will invest $100 million to build a new grocery distribution center in Covington, Georgia.

Gathered Foods, maker of Good Catch plant-based seafood products, plans to open a 43,000-sq.-ft. production facility in Heath, Ohio.

Steuben Foods will expand its dairy processing facility in Elma, New York by purchasing new equipment and adding storage silos. The company is also updating its Campbell, New York cheese making facility with various facility and equipment upgrades.

Empire Brands was awarded nearly $3 million in grants to renovate a vacant food processing facility in Dunkirk, New York to create a growing/processing/packaging operation for the production of hops, malted barley and other grain products.

Sandstone Springs opened a renovated facility in Niagara Falls, New York, which will produce vegan edibles such as gummy candies.

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery (snack foods and desserts) will invest $19.8 million to expand its operations in Tarboro, North Carolina.

Magnolia Botanicals plans to establish an industrial hemp processing facility in Ridgeville, SC with an investment of $3.2 million.

Wegmans will open a $175 million, regional distribution center in Hanover County, Virginia.

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