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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Custom Flavors Plans Concord, North Carolina, Productions Operations

12/26/2024
Custom Flavors, a flavor developer and manufacturer, plans to establish operations in Concord, North Carolina. The $6.5 million project is expected to create 30 jobs in Cabarrus County.

The new production facility, located at 7955 W. Winds Blvd., will enable shorter lead times and reduced freight costs for the company’s customer base along the East Coast.

“We’re thrilled to be expanding our operations to North Carolina and becoming part of the wonderful Concord community,” said Alex Wendling, President of Custom Flavors. “This location will serve as our Eastern hub for innovation, and will supply growing brands and manufacturers. North Carolina’s welcoming business environment and dynamic growth made it the ideal choice for this next chapter in our journey.”

A performance-based grant of $34,000 from the One North Carolina Fund will help support the project. The OneNC Fund provides financial assistance to local governments to help attract economic investment and to create jobs. Companies receive no money upfront and must meet job creation and capital investment targets to qualify for payment. All OneNC grants require a matching grant from local governments and any award is contingent upon that condition being met.

“North Carolina has the largest manufacturing workforce in the Southeast, and the fourth largest food and beverage industry in the U.S.,” noted N.C. Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders. “With leading institutions like the North Carolina State University Food Science Department and the North Carolina Food Innovation Lab, we have built a strong foundation for innovative companies in the food and beverage sector, like Custom Flavors, to thrive.”

In addition to the North Carolina Department of Commerce and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, (EDPNC) other partners in this project include the North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Food Innovation Lab, North Carolina Community College System, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Cabarrus County, Cabarrus Economic Development, and the City of Concord.

Custom Flavors specializes in the development and manufacturing of liquid and powdered flavor solutions. The company delivers organic, natural, and artificial flavors into bakery, beverage, confectionery, dairy, supplements, and sports nutrition products.

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