Fuji Food Products Inc., a fresh food manufacturing division of Meruelo Group, has opened a new manufacturing facility in South Elgin, Ill. Expected to be fully operational in December 2014, the 40,000-sq-ft plant will produce and specialize in fresh, refrigerated, and ready-to-eat meals serving the Midwest with national distribution capabilities.
“Growth and momentum at Fuji has been consistent and continues,” said Joe Marchica, CEO of Fuji Food Products. “We’ve come a long way, beginning as a family business that produced only sushi to regional supermarkets in Southern California, to expanding our business expertise as a fresh food manufacturer serving major supermarket and club chains on a national level. This will be our third owned facility to provide national distribution of our fresh, healthy, organic single-serve and family-size ready-to-eat meals.”
