Plant Openings

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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

Plant Openings

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.

Plant Opening

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.

Plant Openings

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.

Plant Openings

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.

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).