Bay Valley Foods Celebrates Reopening of New Hampton, Iowa Plant
May 14 2009 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Bay Valley Foods, a division of TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
(NYSE:THS), today celebrated the reopening of the Company�s New
Hampton, Iowa plant with an official ribbon cutting ceremony. The
facility, damaged by a second-story fire about 18 months ago,
employs 50 people and is one of the larger employers in New
Hampton.
The plant is one of three Bay Valley Foods locations that
produce non-dairy powdered creamers and other dry powdered
products. The second floor of the building underwent a 14-month
reconstruction that included state-of-the-art fire prevention
systems and an improved overall design.
�We are both excited and grateful to bring all of our employees
back and to continue to provide our customers with the high-quality
products they have come to expect from Bay Valley Foods,� said Bob
Sanford, New Hampton plant manager. �Once again, our sincere
gratitude goes out to the New Hampton Volunteer Fire Department,
neighboring fire departments and the Chickasaw County Emergency
Management Team for their prompt and skilled response in containing
and extinguishing last year�s fire.�
By all accounts it was business as usual for the plant�s
customers during reconstruction. Production was supplemented by Bay
Valley Food�s Wayland, Michigan and Pecatonica, Illinois plants and
outside suppliers. During the reconstruction, New Hampton employees
continued to receive benefits and wages.
The New Hampton facility opened in 1995 and is located in an
industrial park in town. The fire in February 2008 damaged the
second floor of the two-story building and was quickly controlled
by local fire officials. Bay Valley Foods is the largest
manufacturer of powdered creamer in the United States based on
sales volume.
About TreeHouse Foods
TreeHouse is a food manufacturer servicing primarily the retail
grocery and foodservice channels. Its products include non-dairy
powdered coffee creamer; private label soup, salad dressings and
sauces; salsa and Mexican sauces; jams, jellies and pie fillings
under the E.D. Smith brand name; pickles and related products;
infant feeding products; and other food products including aseptic
sauces, refrigerated salad dressings, and liquid non-dairy creamer.
TreeHouse believes it is the largest manufacturer of pickles and
non-dairy powdered creamer in the United States based on sales
volume.
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