Dive Brief:
- Mead Johnson Nutrition, producer of infant formula including Enfamil and Enfalac, hopes to boost production output by remodeling its Evansville, IN, space, refurbishing machinery and buying new equipment later this year.
- The company expects the remodel to create up to 14 new jobs in the facility by 2015. There are approximately 1,000 full-time associates already at the plant.
- The last major expansion in Evansville was in 2010-11, where it led Mead Johnson Pediatric Nutrition Institute’s worldwide network by opening its first technology and learning center.
Dive Insight:
This announcement comes off the heels of the report that Danone may possibly acquire Mead Johnson, though a senior Danone executive did not confirm nor deny this was happening.
This focus on Evansville also highlights the company’s history with the city — next year it will celebrate its 100th anniversary of Mead Johnson in the city.