Agropur Ingredients has announced plans to expand their La Crosse, WI operation. Slated to begin this month, July 2014, the project is expected to be completed by April 2015.
The development will bring an extra 34,000 ft2 to the plant which after completion will total approximately ±200,000 ft2. As a whole, the project will bring the following additions to the La Crosse-based operation: a new and improved plow blend line and form fill seal pouching line, a high volume twin blender system, a new retail packaging line, racked warehouse storage and four shipping and receiving docks.
Shawn Wegner, Vice President - Quality & Engineering at Agropur Ingredients, said of the decision, “Our continued success and growth will be governed by our ability to identify our greatest strengths and best opportunities for efficiency. This expansion allows the Ingredients Business to build-upon reusable assets to create the optimal production environment.”
About Agropur Ingredients Agropur Ingredients represents the Ingredients business unit of Agropur Cooperative, an important player in the global dairy industry. Agropur has networks managing cheese, whey proteins, agglomeration, formulation, blending, dry packaging, branded ingredients, as well as RTD production and formulation. Comprised of several manufacturing and blending plants in the US and Canada, the Ingredients business unit offers the worldwide food industry a trifecta of products and services including: functional ingredients, ingredient distribution and contract manufacturing. Agropur Ingredients supports the dairy, bakery, beverage and cheese industries through brands including: Cornerstone, Crino, Keystone, BakiGen, Capstone, IsoChill, DariGen, PZ-44 and Reddi-Sponge.
