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General Mills To Expand its Hannibal, Missouri, Plant

Nov. 21, 2024

Addition and new line will make Old El Paso hard-shell tacos, creating 35 jobs.

General Mills will expand its manufacturing facility in Hannibal, Mo., to add an Old El Paso hard-shell taco production line. Cost was not disclosed, but it should create more than 35 new jobs, according to the Missouri Dept. of Economic Development.

General Mills’ facility in Hannibal produces food products across multiple categories and brands, including Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Old El Paso, and Progresso. The company’s Hannibal location has been in operation since 1972 and has undergone multiple expansions to now employ more than 1,000 people.

For this expansion, General Mills is getting some state assistance through the Missouri Works program and Missouri One Start, which assists businesses with recruitment and training needs.

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Dave Fusaro | Editor in Chief

Dave Fusaro has served as editor in chief of Food Processing magazine since 2003. Dave has 30 years experience in food & beverage industry journalism and has won several national ASBPE writing awards for his Food Processing stories. Dave has been interviewed on CNN, quoted in national newspapers and he authored a 200-page market research report on the milk industry. Formerly an award-winning newspaper reporter who specialized in business writing, he holds a BA in journalism from Marquette University. Prior to joining Food Processing, Dave was Editor-In-Chief of Dairy Foods and was Managing Editor of Prepared Foods.