Plant Openings

Lettuce wraps using Finless Foods’ plant-based tuna. (Photo: Business Wire)

Alternate Proteins

Finless Foods to launch plant-based tuna in 2022, complete construction of cell-cultured tuna pilot plant

Founded on the vision of producing alternative seafood for a thriving ocean, Finless lands a strategic partner to translate vision into reality

March 8, 2022

Finless Foods, said to be the first cell-cultured seafood company as well as the first to serve cell-cultured fish in the U.S., announced the closing of its Series B funding totaling $34M led by Hanwha Solutions.

Manufacturing News

Plant Openings & Expansions: March 2022

March 8, 2022

Plant openings and expansions in food and beverage manufacturing.

Hostess Brands snack foods include Donettes, Twinkies, CupCakes and Ding Dongs, as well as Voortman cookies and wafers

Plant Openings

Hostess Brands to open state-of-the-art bakery in Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Operational in 2023, the facility will bring 150 new jobs to the community

March 7, 2022

Hostess Brands Inc., a sweet snacks company, will convert an idled factory in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, into a state-of-the-art bakery. The bakery is expected to be operational in the second half of 2023 and bring approximately 150 new jobs to the community over the next three years.

New Canadian lab for food testing in Manatoba

Bureau Veritas opens food safety and quality testing lab in Canada

March 3, 2022

The fifth Canadian Microbiology Laboratory located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, will offer Rapid Pathogen testing (E.coli O157:H7, Salmonella & Listeria), as well as Indicators (Generic E.coli/Coliforms, Total Plate Count, Yeast & Mold).

EnWave launches vacuum-microwave toll manufacturing facility to service global food industry

March 1, 2022

Vancouver-based EnWave Corporation has opened its REVworx large-scale vacuum-microwave toll processing facility, which offers on-demand contract manufacturing services for the production of high-quality, vacuum-microwave dried snack and ingredient applications for food companies of all sizes.

Arkansas Spring Water Caddo Bottling Plant

Plant Openings

Caddo Mountain Spring Water to open $24 million bottling facility in Arkansas

February 10, 2022

Caddo Mountain Spring Water is working with RPPY Architects to design a 140,000-square-foot premium water bottling facility—expandable to 200,000+ square feet—at its spring/artesian source water property in Arkansas.

Plant Openings & Expansions: February 2022

February 7, 2022

Plant openings and expansions in food and beverage manufacturing.

Kentucky Bacon Factory Tyson Jimmy Dean Wright

Plant Openings

Tyson breaks ground on $355 million bacon facility in Kentucky

The 400,000-square-foot plant will feature the latest automation and robotics for food production.

February 2, 2022

Tyson Foods broke ground on a new $355 million bacon production facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The 400,000-square-foot plant will employ 450 people and help meet growing demand for the company’s Wright and Jimmy Dean brands. The facility is scheduled to open in 2023.

Plant Openings

Israel-based Else Nutrition opens manufacturing facility in Oregon for infant formula ingredients

February 2, 2022

Else Nutrition, the plant-based baby, toddler and children nutrition company headquartered in Israel, has signed an agreement to establish a specialized manufacturing site to process and prepare Else’s proprietary specialized, demineralized buckwheat for its infant formula.

RWB begins cannabis manufacturing and processing operation in Michigan

Company receives full licensing for its 15,000 sq.ft. facility

January 18, 2022

Red White & Bloom Brands Inc. (RWB), a multi-state cannabis operator and house of premium brands, via its RWB Michigan LLC wholly owned subsidiary, has closed on a lease assignment for a 15,000 sq. ft. manufacturing/processing and distribution facility in Warren, Mich.