With disciplined planning and support from local business programs, Rebecca and Will Brady have doubled the production capacity of their seed-based cracker company.
Rebecca Brady, CEO of Top Seedz, and her husband Will Brady, COO, are expanding and automating operations, recently commissioning a second manufacturing line. This has doubled production capacity, putting Top Seedz on track to reach $100 million in annual sales.
EIC Alyse Thompson-Richards reports on recent food and beverage industry developments, including new plants from Bauducco and Gelatys, expansions from Killer Brownie and DG Foods, and Good Culture’s partnership with a Michigan dairy co-op.
The plant brings Bauducco’s full wafer lineup under a Made in USA designation for the first time, operating at double the production capacity of what the brand previously had available for the American market.
To support this momentum, Crispy Green has secured an additional unit in a neighboring building, providing expanded warehouse capacity and a new office space.
The company has installed a second production line and nine additional ovens, increasing production from approximately 16,000 cracker packages per day to as many as 32,000 packages daily.
The move marks a shift in CRISP POWER's U.S. expansion strategy, going from an import-based model to stateside production to meet accelerating consumer and retailer demand.
SunOpta employs more than 260 people in Omak, Washington, where teams manufacture natural and organic fruit snacks that are sold through retail, club, foodservice and e-commerce channels.