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Plant Openings & Expansions: May 2020

May 4, 2020

Blues City Brewery in Memphis, Tenn., is planning a $49 million upgrade to its 1.3 million-sq.-ft. facility.

Conagra plans a $32 million expansion of its Fort Madison, Iowa, frozen foods and lunch meat plant.

Great Lakes Cheese will expand its Hiram, Ohio, manufacturing facility with an additional 290,000 sq. ft. for processing and warehouse space.

Kalera opened a new leafy greens vertical growing and production facility in Orlando, Fla.

Ark Foods opened a new 15,000-sq.-ft. veggie bowl production facility in Hackensack, N.J.

Cargill’s Diamond V $29.1 million, 100,000-sq.-ft. plant expansion began production in March and makes ingredients for pet and animal food.

Darifair Foods will develop a 46,000-sq.-ft. warehouse for dairy products in Jacksonville, Fla.

Freshpet is investing $264 million to build a new pet food manufacturing facility in Ennis, Texas, creating 427 jobs.

Sugar Bowl Bakery will open a new $37 million specialty bakery products facility in Tucker, Georgia.

Jones Dairy Farm took on an expansion and renovation of the former McCain Foods plant in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, totaling more than 306,000 sq.-ft, including processing and dock spaces.

South Mill Champs, Kennett Square, Pa. mushroom grower and producer, plans a $115 million complex with nearly 1 million sq.-ft. of growing space.

T. Marzetti is expanding its Horse Cave, Kentucky salad dressings/sauces facility, spending $93 million to add 184,500 sq.-ft. for manufacturing space.

Mark Anthony Group, contract manufacturer for alcoholic beverages, is spending $250 million to occupy 916,000 sq.-ft. of new space in Glendale, Arizona.

Plumrose USA plans to build a new RTE bacon facility in Moberly, Missouri with a $68 million investment.

Publix will build a new 940,000-sq.-ft. refrigerated distribution center in Greensboro, North Carolina, which will be complete in 2022.

Nestlé’s Purina will invest $140 million to expand its Clinton, Iowa kibble pet food facility, creating 60 jobs.

Niagara Bottling is investing $70 million to build a new facility in Florence, South Carolina.

Peace River Citrus Products will expand its juice processing plant in Bartow, Florida, spending $98 million and creating 175 jobs when it opens in 2021.

Seaboard Foods is finalizing a $100 million development package to upgrade the company’s pork processing facility in Guymon, Oklahoma.

Hodo, Oakland California plant-based food manufacturer, is planning to expand its production capabilities.

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