Campbell Soup Co. has announced plans to invest approximately $160 million in its Richmond manufacturing facility to expand production of its popular Goldfish snack crackers to help meet increased consumer demand. The new production line will increase the Cache Valley bakery’s output of Goldfish by 50 percent to a capacity to produce over 5 million Goldfish per hour. That’s about 1,500 Goldfish every second, the company said.
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“Goldfish is an iconic brand that is quickly approaching a billion-dollar business and this investment demonstrates our commitment to the growth of our brands and the communities where we operate,” said Chris Foley, executive vice president of Campbell Soup and president of Campbell Snacks.
With the bakery in Richmond and operations in Logan, the company currently employs more than 400 people in the Cache Valley region and will add more than 80 jobs with the expansion. The bakery has made Pepperidge Farm brand products for 50 years.
As part of the project, Utah Flour Milling LLC will build a flour mill adjacent and connected to the Campbell bakery. The on-site mill is a partnership between PHM Brands’ Panhandle Milling and NIPPN Corp. of Japan. The mill will increase supply reliability, provide capacity for continued growth and improve plant efficiency, the Campbell release said. In addition, the mill will reduce the site’s greenhouse gas emissions by eliminating over 2,200 trucks per year transporting the flour from mill to bakery.
The company expects the new Goldfish line to be operational by the end of 2024. This is Campbell’s third Goldfish capacity expansion in the past two years, following bakery expansions in Lakeland, Florida, and Willard, Ohio.{/mprestriction}
