North American rice and pasta specialist Riviana Foods has announced it has completed the first phase of a $80.6 million investment in a start-of-the-art processing and packaging plant in Memphis, Tennessee. In a press release, the Ebro Foods subsidiary said the first phase of the project upgraded approximately 20,000 sq ft of the facility to double capacity for Minute ready-to-serve rice cups. Commenting on the investment, Riviana Foods president and …