With yogurt sales improving, Danone North America is planning a $4 million addition to its 22,000-sq.-ft. yogurt plant in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Fort Worth Report cited a Danone filing with the Texas Dept. of Licensing and Regulation that said the company plans to add 3,495 sq. ft. and remodel another 1,843 sq. ft. to accommodate new production equipment. The project is expected to be completed by Sept. 1.
The plant makes yogurt products marketed under the Danimals Kids, Activia Probiotic and YoCrunch brands. More than 200 employees work there.
Danone North America has one other yogurt plant, in Minster, Ohio, and 11 other facilities across the country.
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