Bob Evans Farms committed to expanding its Hillsdale plant this summer and is working to select a construction company, according to Margaret Standing, former senior director of corporate communications at Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
The $4 million investment in the Hillsdale plant, one of the company’s packaged food production facilities, is intended to increase production volume, improve quality assurance, fund renovations, and add 17 jobs according to a Bob Evans Farms press release.
“I’m extremely excited about it, and it’s a great honor for Hillsdale for Bob Evans to be expanding its facility and creating much-needed job opportunities,” Hillsdale Mayor Scott Sessions said. “It’s a fantastic opportunity for Hillsdale.”
The 17 new jobs will likely add $600,000 to local payroll, according to the press release. The facility already employs more than 100 people.
“I hope this is just the beginning of greater employment growth and better economic times for the city of Hillsdale,” Sessions said. “I’m just really thankful to Bob Evans for doing this in Hillsdale.”
“As we look to the future, investing in the communities where Bob Evans has enjoyed long and beneficial relationships just makes sense,” Bob Evans Farms Chairman and CEO Steve Davis said in the press release.
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. operates more than 500 Bob Evans restaurants and, under its BEF Foods segment, produces and distributes refrigerated side dishes, pork sausage, and refrigerated and frozen convenience food items under the Bob Evans and Owens Inc. brand names.
