Dive Brief:
- Food processing company Michael Foods has begun a $33 million expansion of its production facility in Wakefield, Neb.
- The company, which sells refrigerated potatoes and specialty egg and dairy products to foodservice and retail, will add 75,000 square feet to the plant and build two new production lines.
- Michael Foods employs about 450 people at the plant.
Dive Insight:
We're always pleased to see a company expanding manufacturing operations in the heartland. That seems to be a fairly rare occurrence these days. We're far more likely to see companies closing operations. In fact, just days before Michael Foods announced its expansion, another Nebraska-based operation closed its doors.