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With production underway at its U.S. candy plant in Pleasant Prairie, Haribo of America is already designing a second phase of equal size, with two more that could bring the total plant to about 2 million square feet. The second phase that is in the planning stages would bring 400 more jobs to the facilityContinue reading “Haribo working on plans to double size of Pleasant Prairie plant as it looks to build 2 million square feet”

You might not see a lot of parallels between frozen pepperoni pizza and healthy spring rolls, but it somehow works at Funky Villa. That’s the name of the unusual partnership between frozen pizza giant Palermo’s and the creator of Funky Fresh Spring rolls. The catalyst for this combination came in 2017 when Giacomo and JasperContinue reading “How frozen pizza giant Palermo’s plans to grow Funky Fresh spring rolls into a national brand.”

Jackson’s Chips, a Muskego-based manufacturer of kettle-cooked sweet potato chips, is expanding the size of its facility, adding 10,000 square feet of space, which will nearly triple its production capacity. The company opened the facility less than two years ago at S64 W15569 Commerce Center Parkway, across a cul-de-sac from Eagle Park Brewing Company’s MuskegoContinue reading “Sweet potato chip manufacturer expanding Muskego plant”

Orange & Fifth is expanding. Owner Brian Miller is purchasing a building on Milwaukee’s northwest side that he says is “ideal for food and beverage manufacturing.” At more than 40,000 square feet, the Milwaukee-based building includes warehouse and office space and can be modified for food production. Prior to Orange & Fifth, Miller was ownerContinue reading “Food & Beverage Manufacturing Facility Ready for Lease”

After sustaining substantial turnover among production employees, pet food maker Stella & Chewy’s revamped its strategy for retaining them: A $15,000 bonus if the company cuts in half its voluntary turnover the next three years. “We thought that would really get people’s attention,” said the Oak Creek company’s chief people officer Bruce Larson. The initiativeContinue reading “Milwaukee-area manufacturer introduces $15,000 retention bonus to combat turnover”

Milwaukee’s Lush Popcorn is expanding with a second location. The popcorn maker, owned by siblings Marcia and Marc Taylor, debuted in 2014 and has been a tenant of the Sherman Phoenix Marketplace since the development opened in late 2018. Lush Popcorn is now expanding to the city’s Riverwest neighborhood in place of the former Klinger’s East, 920 E.Continue reading “Lush Popcorn expands into Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood”

Alan Goodman learned to bake under duress. As a child, after lying about his whereabouts after school – playing basketball instead of going to the library – he paid his penance by helping his mother in the kitchen. But his punishment had unintended consequences: he started to enjoy it, and soon graduated to baking usingContinue reading “Reaching Goodness One Cookie at a Time”

Glendale-based Sprecher Brewing Co. announced Wednesday that it is releasing a limited-edition Honeycrisp Apple Blend soda. The limited fall seasonal soda is made exclusively with a blend of Honeycrisp, Cortland and McIntosh apples handpicked from Wood Orchard LLC in Door County. Sprecher Honeycrisp Apple Blend soda will be available starting on Sept. 18. It will be available across the MidwestContinue reading “Sprecher releasing soda made with Door County apples”

Wisconsin’s cranberry growers are expecting a 4.97 million barrel crop in 2023, based on U.S. Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) crop projections. Wisconsin will remain the largest cranberry producer in the world, growing and harvesting approximately 60% of the nation’s supply. This will be the 29th year that Wisconsin has led the nation in cranberry production.Continue reading “Wisconsin expected to produce nearly 5 million barrels of cranberries this year”