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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Ajinomoto Windsor Plans Frozen Appetizer Plant In Joplin, Missouri

04/28/2017
Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. plans to expand its frozen foods business in North America by building a new frozen appetizer production plant in Joplin, Missouri. The company plans to create more than 200 jobs in the area.

The company also announced that it has entered into a sales agreement to transition ownership of its Piedmont food manufacturing facility to Today's Food, LLC, an affiliate of Tasty Brands, LLC, a U.S. food manufacturer of frozen and refrigerated food products.

"With the new facility in Joplin and our current Carthage plant, Ajinomoto Windsor will be centralizing our Missouri operations to create efficiency for suppliers, end users and management," said the Ajinomoto Windsor Executive Team. "The Piedmont community has supported us for more than 20 years, and we are confident it will offer the same support to Today's Food, LLC."

"We are very excited to announce 220-240 new quality jobs for Joplin," noted Governor Greitens, "That's 220-240 families who will now have access to great work. We have been fighting for every single job and this investment in Joplin shows that the world is recognizing that Missouri is open for business."

Ownership of the Piedmont facility is scheduled to transfer to Today's Foods, LLC in early 2018. During this transition, Ajinomoto Windsor's Piedmont facility will remain open and in full operation and customers will see no impact in their service.

"We have been very impressed by the Piedmont community and the employees at the facility," said David Horowitz, President of both Today's Food, LLC, and Tasty Brands, LLC. "We look forward to working with the Ajinomoto Windsor team to smoothly transition the facility to our Missouri-based entity, Today's Food, LLC."

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