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EIC Alyse Thompson-Richards recaps some recent plant openings, expansions and investments in the food and beverage industry.

Facility operations are expected to begin in 2028 with maximized filling capacity expected by 2031, producing up to three billion cans annually.

The companies will consolidate key operations, including their corporate offices, manufacturing operations and distribution center, into a nearly 200,000-sq.-ft. campus.

Kerry will create at least 61 full-time jobs over the next three years in the Lehigh Valley.

The new facility, designed to support Don Pancho’s needs for at least the next two decades, allows the company to increase its production capacity. 

Lifeway currently utilizes almost 100 million pounds of Wisconsin milk annually to culture into kefir.

The Indiana facility offers over 2,000 metric tons of annual powdered extract outputs, powered by fully integrated processes.

The first line at the facility is dedicated to producing wafer bars, expanding Tandem Foods’ capacity in this key segment by more than 150%.

EIC Alyse Thompson-Richards recaps some recent plant openings and expansions in the food and beverage industry, including Mars’ new Nature’s Bakery facility, CJ Schwan’s distribution center, Chomps’ Missouri manufacturing facility, Westrock Coffee’s single-serve coffee products plant and Puratos’ pilot bakery facility.

The South Carolina facility is the third of five new PDCs Walmart is opening nationwide, marking a milestone in the company’s supply chain transformation.