SunOpta Inc. ("SunOpta" or the
"Company") STKL SOY, a leading global company focused on
natural and organic foods, today announced further expansion to its aseptic
processing and packaging operations in Modesto, California. In order to
continue to meet committed customer demand and enable new growth
opportunities, the Company will add a third processor at the Modesto facility.
The installation is expected to be commissioned during the third quarter of
2014 and will increase processing capacity at the facility by approximately
33%, while also improving operating flexibility and efficiencies. The Company
also expects to add additional aseptic filling lines at the Modesto plant over
the course of 2014 in order to meet increased product demand from new and
existing customers across a broad array of categories including non-dairy,
nutritional beverages and dairy.
The Modesto, California aseptic processing and packaging operation was
initially commissioned in 2010, and since that time has undergone a number of
expansions to meet continued growing demand for low acid non-dairy products
including soymilk, almond beverage and coconut milk, and other low acid
products such as aseptic dairy and tea based beverages. The operation is
paired with the Company's aseptic processing and packaging operation in
Alexandria, Minnesota to strategically provide reliable and cost effective
production from multiple operating facilities.
Steve Bromley, Chief Executive Officer, SunOpta Inc. commented, "We are
excited about our latest growth initiatives in our value-added aseptic
processing and packaging capabilities in Modesto. This expansion is an
important step in enabling us to meet growing customer demand and will support
new product innovation. Together with our Alexandria plant, we believe we are
now the largest carton based low acid aseptic manufacturer in the United
States, which offers key processing scale and geographic advantages to our
customers. The continued investment in our aseptic platform is directly
aligned with our core strategies to aggressively grow our value-added
ingredients and packaged foods portfolio, and to leverage our integrated
platform to become a pure play natural and organic foods company."
SunOpta's vertically integrated aseptic beverage capabilities are unique and
utilize operations incorporating raw material sourcing through ingredient
production and finished packaged products, ensuring control of quality and
organic certification, as well as providing traceability from the farm to the
retail shelf. Current production capabilities include soymilk, rice beverage,
almond beverage, hemp milk, sunflower milk, ancient grain beverages, coconut
based beverages, nutritional beverages, teas, dairy products and broths among
others.
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