Pinnacle Foods To Open Wish-Bone® Operations at St. Elmo Plant with Ribbon Cutting on April 8
-Company plans to add approximately 90 jobs and invest in state-of-the-art manufacturing at the Fayette County, Illinois plant-
ST. ELMO, Ill., April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Foods will open manufacturing for its recently-acquired Wish-Bone® salad dressings business in St. Elmo, Illinois. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place on April 8 at 1:30 p.m., marking the opening of this new venture and the creation of many new jobs for the area.
This marks an expansion of Pinnacle's existing St. Elmo plant to include Wish-Bone production. The plant currently employs about 85 people and is planning to add approximately 90 more to its roster in the first half of 2015, as the Company prepares to bring Wish-Bone production in-house. Over the course of the project, the company has invested over $50 million to purchase new equipment, expand the plant footprint and improve existing plant infrastructure.
"Pinnacle Foods is pleased to have expanded production in Illinois by adding capacity for the Wish-Bone salad dressings business to our St. Elmo facility," stated Tony Fernandez, Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Pinnacle Foods. "The benefits we expect to generate with this investment will enable us to invest in reinvigorating the iconic Wish-Bone brand. We would like to thank the state of Illinois, Fayette County and the city of St. Elmo for all of their support and help with this very important expansion."
Pinnacle completed the acquisition of the Wish-Bone and Western® salad dressings business from Unilever in October 2013 and previously announced plans to consolidate production of the products into an existing Pinnacle facility. St. Elmo was identified as the best location for the integration, given its geographic location and proven expertise in liquid filling and processing. The St. Elmo plant currently manufactures Pinnacle's Mrs. Butterworth's® and Log Cabin® syrups, and Open Pit® barbecue sauces.
Pinnacle Foods has received support in the form of grants from the state of Illinois and assistance from the city of St. Elmo and Fayette County to bring investment and job opportunities to the St. Elmo area.
About Pinnacle Foods Inc.
In more than 85% of American households, consumers reach for Pinnacle Foods brands. Pinnacle Foods is a Top 1000 Company ranked on Fortune Magazine's 2013 Top 1000 companies list. We are a leading producer, marketer and distributor of high-quality branded food products, which have been trusted household names for decades. Headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, our business employs an average of 4,400 employees. We are a leader in the shelf stable and frozen foods segments and our brands hold the #1 or #2 market position in 10 of the 12 major categories in which they compete. Our Duncan Hines Grocery Division manages brands such as Duncan Hines® baking mixes and frostings, Vlasic® shelf-stable pickles, Mrs. Butterworth's® and Log Cabin® table syrups, Wish-Bone® and Western® salad dressings, Armour® canned meats, Brooks® and Nalley® chili and chili ingredients, Duncan Hines® Comstock® and Wilderness® pie and pastry fruit fillings and Open Pit® barbecue sauces. Our Birds Eye Frozen Division manages brands such as Birds Eye®, Birds Eye Steamfresh®, C&W®, McKenzie's®, and Freshlike® frozen vegetables, Birds Eye Voila!® complete bagged frozen meals, Van de Kamp's® and Mrs. Paul's® frozen prepared seafood, Hungry-Man® frozen dinners and entrées, Aunt Jemima® frozen breakfasts, Lender's® frozen and refrigerated bagels, and Celeste® frozen pizza. Our Specialty Foods Division manages Tim's Cascade Snacks®, Hawaiian® kettle style potato chips, Erin's® popcorn, Snyder of Berlin® and Husman's® snacks in addition to our food service and private label businesses. Further information is available at http://www.pinnaclefoods.com.
SOURCE Pinnacle Foods Inc.
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