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The expansion will add a production line at the 150,000-sq.-ft. King’s Hawaiian facility located in the Oakwood South Industrial Park.

Post acquired 8th Avenue for approximately $880 million, which includes the assumption of $111 million in finance leases.

In addition to creating jobs, both plants support the region’s agricultural economy by processing more than 800 million lbs. of raw milk from 236 local dairy farmers annually.

The company will consolidate operations and add manufacturing at a 90,000-sq.-ft. building that is under construction in Pennsylvania’s Lower Nazareth and Bethlehem townships, which is expected to be open next year.

This effort also supports Cargill’s climate goals, which include a 10% reduction in operational emissions by this year.

The transaction expands C.H. Guenther’s tortilla manufacturing capacity and deepens its relationships with foodservice and quick-service restaurant customers.

An outcome of this collaboration was the identification of a bottleneck in the five-roll mill refiner.

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.