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ADM to add capacity, build a new innovation center

The demand for alternate protein is behind the expansion and new facility to be located in Decatur, Illinois

April 12, 2022

ADM will invest approximately $300 million to expand significantly its Decatur, Illinois, alternative protein production.

Klöckner Pentaplast plans a major expansion for its Beaver, West Virginia manufacturing site

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Klӧckner Pentaplast to add rPET/PET capacity to its Beaver, West Virginia site

The multi-million dollar investment will grow the company's sustainable food packaging capabilities in North America

April 1, 2022

Klöckner Pentaplast has chosen its production facility in Beaver, West Virginia for a multi-million dollar production expansion project

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Bühler and Ardent Mills celebrate opening of new Port Redwing Mill in Florida

Strengthening supply chain agility and product consistency

March 30, 2022

Swiss technology group Bühler and Ardent Mills, a flour milling and ingredient company headquartered in Denver, Colo., celebrated the opening of Ardent Mills’ new Port Redwing Mill in Gibsonton, Fla.

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Stellar completes facility conversion and expansion for Beaver Street Fisheries

Work on the $4.9 million design-build project started in Spring 2021

March 29, 2022

Stellar has completed its renovation and expansion of the Beaver Street Fisheries, Inc. (BSF) seafood packaging facility in Jacksonville, Fla.

Fried chicken sandwich breading factory Kerry Rome Georgia

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Kerry opens upgraded coatings and breadcrumbs facility in Georgia

The $136 million project features sustainability benefits throughout

March 16, 2022

The $136 million, 316,000-square-foot project features sustainability benefits throughout.

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Infuse by Cargill expands to META

Company opens an ingredient blending plant and a high-tech application center in Bursa, Orhangazi, Turkey

March 11, 2022

Cargill Turkey has opened a state-of-the-art technical application center and a high-tech ingredient blending production plant in Bursa, Orhangazi.

Nestlé USA announced a $675 million investment to build a new beverage facility in Glendale, Arizona.

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Nestlé invests $675 million to build a sustainable facility in Glendale, Arizona

The beverage plant, to open in 2024, is part of the company’s $3 billion investment over two years to strengthen its U.S. market position

March 11, 2022

Nestlé USA announced a $675 million investment to build a new beverage facility in Glendale, Arizona.

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Mount Franklin Foods announces major expansion of its manufacturing facility to meet capacity demand

Heavy investment in confectionery business ups capacity—more than doubling its original size of 220,000 sq.-ft.

March 10, 2022

Mount Franklin Foods is more than doubling the size of its San Jeronimo, Mexico plant to a total of 500,000 sq.-ft.

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.

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Plant Openings & Expansions: March 2022

March 8, 2022

Plant openings and expansions in food and beverage manufacturing.

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.

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ADM to add capacity, build a new innovation center

Klӧckner Pentaplast to add rPET/PET capacity to its Beaver, West Virginia site

Bühler and Ardent Mills celebrate opening of new Port Redwing Mill in Florida

Stellar completes facility conversion and expansion for Beaver Street Fisheries

Kerry opens upgraded coatings and breadcrumbs facility in Georgia

Infuse by Cargill expands to META

Nestlé invests $675 million to build a sustainable facility in Glendale, Arizona

Mount Franklin Foods announces major expansion of its manufacturing facility to meet capacity demand

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

Plant Openings & Expansions: March 2022

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