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EATS 2025 includes three production lines, which will be manufacturing sliced pepperoni, blueberry-filled Danishes and fresh pet food.

CMI supported over 350 construction-related jobs during the development of the plant and expects to add an additional 150 jobs once the facility opens in the fall.

The new line features a bottle-molding process that will increase production capacity and deliver efficiency and sustainability benefits.

This change impacts only a small portion of General Mills’ portfolio, as nearly all its U.S. and K-12 school offerings today are made without certified colors.

The company says 90% of its products don’t contain FD&C colors, but for those that do, they will work to remove or replace FD&C colors by the end of 2027.

With the launch of the Vertis PB Pea, dsm-firmenich is expanding its Vertis plant protein portfolio — introducing an ingredient that consolidates the functionality of multiple components in plant-based meat alternatives.

One of the first automated solutions to be implemented at the plant will be CarVe, Cargill’s patent-pending computer vision technology.

Grillo’s Pickles is investing $54 million to construct and outfit a 155,000-sq.-ft. food manufacturing facility and will employ up to 150 people.

With 53,000 sq. ft. of production and lab space, the site will double current capacity and triple product innovation space.

The investment is part of Valio’s plans to move production gradually from the plant in Vantaa, Finland, to Joensuu, Finland, during 2025-2027.