USA: Flora Food Group acquires facility in Kansas

Global food manufacturer Flora Food Group (formerly Upfield) has announced the acquisition of a factory in Hugoton, in the US state of Kansas

In a press release, the company said the facility would become a hub for the group’s cream and cream cheese products in the US and Canada and the rest of Americas, whilst the New Century facility, also in Kansas, would be a hub for butter and spread products.

The company said the addition of the Hugoton plant was in line with its ambition to expand in the creams category.

Jim Breach, president of Flora Food Group’s North American business, commented: “With the acquisition of this new facility, we are thrilled to have a unique opportunity to expand our creams business. Building on the existing, state-of-the-art infrastructure and trained workforce residing in the local community, we look forward to bringing more folks into the Flora Food Group family as well as continuing to produce our kitchen and pantry staple items here in America’s heartland and across our broader Americas region”.

Source: Flora Food Group (via BusinessWire)