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 CEO Enrique Zaragoza said: “The substantial increase in the plant’s capacity to produce ready-to-serve cups has placed Riviana in a stronger position to meet the growing demand of our customers for high quality, flavorful and convenient food options. Along those same lines, we look forward to completing the second phase of our investment in the plant, which will add new capacity to produce our ready-to-serve rice pouch products for the US and Canadian markets”.
The second phase of the project began earlier this year and is projected to be completed in early 2025. It will add approximately 65,000 sq ft of new production capacity for ready-to-serve pouch products under the Tilda, Carolina and Mahatma rice brands.
Source: Riviana Foods