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Sierra Nevada, FE’s 2010 Sustainable Plant of the Year, is locating a new brewery in Mills River, NC. Construction is expected to take between 18 and 24 months.

Cloverleaf Cold Storage Company’s Farmers Produce division will begin offering processing and packaging operations at its Sanford, NC facility.

Bel Brands USA expects to begin construction on its third US cheese plant. Located in Brookings, SD, the $100 million facility will initially hire 200 people.

Anheuser-Busch will invest $34 million in an upgrade of its Cartersville, GA brewery.

The J. R. Simplot Company will build a state-of-the-art potato processing plant in Caldwell, ID. Site preparation is anticipated to begin next May with startup expected by spring of 2014. The 380,000-sq.-ft. plant will replace the company’s existing potato processing plant in Caldwell.

Maple Leaf Foods celebrated the opening of its Hamilton, Ontario plant, which is Canada’s largest commercial bakery.  The plant produces a variety of products for the Canadian market and represents

The Dairy Farmers of America is making a $13.4 million capital investment in its plant in Plymouth, WI.Green Gourmet of Ohio is locating a new plant in the former Fresh

Agro Farma, maker of Chobani Greek-style yogurt, will expand its operations in New Berlin, NY. The $90 million project is expected to add about 450 jobs to its already existing

Projects surge slightly as processors find value to be gained in upgrading existing facilities.

After having announced construction of a new 50,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in South Bend, IN, , will expand its operations in the same location. An investment of $8 million will be