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Pet food manufacturers may be expanding their production capabilities to help meet growing consumer demand for their products, but they are also helping local communities by creating jobs and strengthening the economy.
âWe know that by making food for the two-thirds of U.S. households with pets, Americaâs pet food makers are also supporting the economy,â Mary Emma Young, senior director of communications and strategic planning for Pet Food Institute (PFI), told PPN. âThese companies support tens of thousands of jobs and stimulate additional economic activity across the supply chain. The added expansions, paired with increased focus on pets during the pandemic, will help strengthen the industryâs economic contributions and job creation.â
The number of pet food manufacturers expanding their production capabilities is increasing at a dizzying rate. Just within the past six months or so, Pet Product News (PPN) has covered more than 10 such storiesâand that number is growing. Like PPN, the Pet Food Institute (PFI) has been keeping a close watch on how and why these manufacturers are expanding their facilities.
âThis growth indicates a strong confidence in the performance of the pet food industry in the United States and as an exporter to countries around the world,â Mary Emma Young, senior director of communications and strategic planning for PFI, told PPN. âWhile the industry has experienced supply chain disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the continued expansion of production capabilities helps position pet food makers to meet future demands.
Royal Canin Announces New Pet Food Manufacturing Facility Plans In Western Ohio
Royal Canin North America, a subsidiary of Mars, Inc. and a leader in pet health nutrition, will invest $390M to build a new factory in Lewisburg, Ohio. The project is expected to create 224 new jobs.
Construction of the 450,000 square foot facility, which will be built to meet leading-edge environmental standards, is set to begin in May 2021 and is expected to start operations in the second half of 2023. The factory will manufacture both Royal Canin and EUKANUBA health and nutrition with both dog and cat food product lines. Royal Canin currently operates its Pet Health Nutrition Center, a global research and development hub for the company, in Lewisburg. The new factory will be located on the same property.
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