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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 ...
    Beige Alert
    "Palermo's Pizza"
    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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    "Fairlife Chocolate Milk bottle"
    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.
    Courtesy of Cafe Spice
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    Capital Spending

    Indian Meals Processor Cafe Spice Opens Second Processing Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    April 15, 2024
    New facility in Beacon, N.Y., spans 70,000-sq.-ft. and gives the company two plants within a few miles of each other, to ramp up production and improve efficiency.
    Power Lunch

    Power Lunch: The Tax Side of Capital Spending

    April 11, 2024
    Consider cost segregation studies and the tax rules when building or modernizing your plant.
    Capital Spending

    K-12, Foodservice Waffle Processor Opens New Plant in Missouri

    Andy Hanacek
    April 10, 2024
    Carson City, Nev.-based Marson Foods invested $35 million to build the facility in Hazelwood, Mo.
    Courtesy of Riviana Foods Inc.
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    Plant Expansion

    Rice Manufacturer Riviana Foods Completes Phase One of Memphis, Tenn., Plant Expansion

    Andy Hanacek
    April 4, 2024
    First phase doubled production capacity for Minute rice ready-to-serve cups; second phase under way and will add more production space for ready-to-serve pouch products.

    Recent

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    Plant Expansion

    Golden State Foods to Invest $9.4 Million in Opelika, Alabama, Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    Feb. 12, 2024
    Opelika city council approved the investment and granted a 10-year tax abatement to GSF.
    Capital Spending

    Bakery Express Midwest Breaks Ground on New Plant in Boone County, Kentucky

    Andy Hanacek
    Feb. 7, 2024
    New, 50,000-sq.-ft. commercial bakery is expected to begin operations in April 2025, according to reports.
    Environmental

    Mountaire Farms’ Millsboro, Delaware, Plant Finishes Phase 2 of Wastewater Upgrades

    Andy Hanacek
    Jan. 26, 2024
    Investment of $120 million to upgrade wastewater system mandated by settlement of lawsuits claiming poultry plant contaminated groundwater more than six years ago.
    Courtesy of Tyson Foods
    Tyson Foods new Bowling Green bacon plant
    Capital Spending

    Tyson Foods Opens New Bowling Green, Kentucky, Bacon Processing Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    Jan. 25, 2024
    400,000-sq.-ft. facility is expected to pump out 2 million pounds of bacon per week to support the Jimmy Dean and Wright Brand bacon portfolios.