The owners of Farmstead Bakery in St. George and Springdale have opened a production warehouse in Leeds, also in Washington County. Chris Connors and Li Hsun Sun said their new facility, Farmstead Manufacturing, will hire 20 full-time employees this year and add another 45 workers throughout the organization, which includes a third retail outlet the company plans to open later this year in Hurricane.
The new Leeds warehouse will serve as the primary production facility for Farmstead Bakery, allowing the company to meet the growing demand for their assortment of baked goods. Farmstead is operated by the See the Space Restaurant Group, which also manages FS Coffee Co. in downtown St. George, as well as Please log in to see the rest of this story.