The CHF 520 million ($648 million) facility will combine a wet pet food plant with a highly efficient logistics platform serving Purina as well as other Nestlé brands.
Designed to support the company's growth across the U.S. and Canada, the new facility will serve as a hub for sales, engineering, service, customer training and final assembly of Schubert packaging machines.
The FDA originally had identified Taylor Farms de Mexico as the Taco Bell shredded iceberg lettuce supplier connected to the parasite outbreak that has sickened hundreds across the country.
The Coca-Cola Company says its investigation and assessment of the impact of the incident is ongoing, with the assistance of outside advisors and cybersecurity experts.