Food giant Kraft Heinz is injecting $3 billion into upgrading its 30 manufacturing sites across the US its largest plant investment in over a decade.
The initiative aims to boost production efficiency, lower costs, and strengthen supply chain resilience. Helen Davis, SVP and Head of North America Operations, called the move "a new benchmark for operational excellence in the CPG sector."
Part of the funds will go toward a previously announced $400 million automated distribution center in Illinois. The overall investment is projected to create 3,500 construction jobs nationwide.
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The company is also responding to ongoing tariff pressures, with leadership citing the need to counter cost impacts from Trump-era trade policies.
This follows Kraft Heinz's $170 million boost from the US Department of Energy last year to install clean energy tech such as electric boilers and heat pumps across ten plants, generating an additional 500 jobs.
The combined efforts mark a significant push toward modernization, sustainability, and future-ready manufacturing.
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