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    Food Processing Capital Spending 2023
    Capital Spending

    2023 Capital Spending Outlook: Food and Beverage Capital Spending Continues to Grow

    Andy Hanacek
    March 29, 2023
    Food and beverage processors aren’t writing blank checks for capital expenditures, but enthusiasm abounds as food companies plan to invest heavily in their own growth in 2023 ...
    Capital Spending

    2024 Capital Spending Outlook: Unfinished Business

    Andy Hanacek
    April 30, 2024
    After making big capital spending plans for 2023 — and underspending those budgets — food & beverage processors are proceeding at a more normalized pace (+3%).
    Capital Spending

    2024 Capital Spending Outlook: Top Current Projects

    April 30, 2024
    Food Processing's Capital Spending Project report looks at what new projects the top food and beverage companies are spending their money on.
    Capital Spending

    2024 Capital Spending Outlook: Budgets of the Top Food & Beverage Companies

    April 30, 2024
    Food Processing's annual Capital Spending Report looks at the top food and beverage companies and their capital expenditures.
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    Plant Expansion

    Nestlé Purina Announces $195 Million Expansion to Jefferson, Wisconsin, Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    April 26, 2024
    Capital project will add 100 jobs and is part of larger Nestlé growth strategy to expand its pet food capabilities and footprint.
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    Capital Spending

    Palermo Villa Plans New Pizza Production Facility in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Andy Hanacek
    April 23, 2024
    New facility will help pizza manufacturer address increasing demand for its products and is expected to open in June 2025.
    Economic Development

    Dairy Processor Daisy Brand to Build $627 Million Facility in Boone, Iowa

    Andy Hanacek
    April 22, 2024
    Manufacturer of sour cream, cottage cheese and dairy-based dips expects 750,000-sq.-ft. plant to employ as many as 255 when it is fully operational.
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    Capital Spending

    Coca-Cola Begins Construction of Webster, New York, Fairlife Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    April 19, 2024
    The 745,000-sq.-ft. facility — which represents a $650 million investment — remains on track to open in the second half of 2025.
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    Animal Proteins

    Three Rivers Meat Co., Choctaw Nation Partner to Open New Meat Processing Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    April 17, 2024
    New meat processing plant and retail store fills a much-needed gap for consumers and ranchers in the region.

    Recent

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    Capital Spending

    AI-Powered Pet Foods Brand Plans for New Midwest Processing Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    Feb. 29, 2024
    A $2 million seed funding round will be put toward opening a second manufacturing facility, further product development and marketing of plant-based pet foods.
    Capital Spending

    Freeze-Dried Pet Food Co-Man Petsource Completes $75 Million Expansion

    Andy Hanacek
    Feb. 19, 2024
    The company’s plant in Seward, Neb., has tripled its production capacity just a few years after its grand opening.
    Capital Spending

    Conecuh Sausage Stays True to Home, Will Build Second Plant in Alabama

    Andy Hanacek
    Feb. 16, 2024
    After researching out-of-state options for a second production facility, Conecuh Sausage will build a plant in Andalusia, Ala., at an investment of nearly $58 million.
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    Alternative Protein

    Upside Foods Halts Plan for New Illinois Cultivated Meat Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    Feb. 16, 2024
    Cultivated meat company will ease off the gas pedal and redirect efforts toward expanding its current facility in California before building a new production facility.