Welch’s Opens New Waltham, Massachusetts, Headquarters
Fruit-based foods and beverage company Welch’s officially opened its new corporate headquarters in Waltham, Mass., this week, a move that the company called “a pivotal moment in the company’s 150-year history” in its release announcing the event.
Welch’s hosted a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the officers on June 17. The 60,000-sq.-ft. facility features new, modern laboratory space, open collaboration spaces and modern amenities throughout. The company’s 200 corporate employees will transition to the new Waltham headquarters from the former offices in nearby Concord, Mass.
Welch’s produces juices, fruit snacks, spreads, jams and jellies from fruits grown by the 650 family farms that make up its agricultural cooperative, sold under the Welch’s brand.
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Andy Hanacek
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Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.