Freeze-dried meals manufacturer OFD Foods has announced plans to build a US$25m facility in New York state with the creation of 30 full-time jobs.
The company said the new 50,000 sq ft facility at Henrietta, in Monroe County, will enable it to better serve its Midwest and East Coast customer base.
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OFD said it will break ground on the plant next month and aims for completion of the project in June 2018. The plant will focus on providing contract freeze-drying services in bulk industrial packaging, OFD said.
The project is backed by regional authorities and organisations including the state’s Empire State Development agency, which is providing up to $400,000 in grant funds to support local economic development.
OFD’s senior VP of manufacturing John Damon said support from the state, together with “communities’ pro-business mentality and the availability of high quality, skilled trade training and education opportunities”, had underpinned the company’s investment decision.
OFD, which is based in Oregon and has a commercial office in Japan, is a supplier of freeze-dried food to the US military, consumer packaged goods, private food labels, pharmaceuticals and provides services and ingredients to major food manufacturers. The company’s brands include Mountain House meals.
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By GlobalDataThe company said its freeze-drying technology gives its products a shelf life range from three to 30 years, depending on packaging and customer needs.
