16 June 2008 - Denver-based cheese producer Leprino Foods will build a cheese and whey production facility in Greeley, Colorado.
"The new facility will initially bring 260 more jobs to Colorado's economy, with potential for more in the future", State Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. said in a statement on Friday.
The construction of the plant, which will use about 7 million pounds per day of milk, is expected to be complete by 2012.
Leprino has invested USD 143 million in the new 847,000 square-foot plant and will mainly produce cheese for pizza makers.
Leprino reportedly chose the location partly due to the quality and availability of milk in neighbouring Weld County. Moerover, in December 2007, FLEXNEWS had reported that Leprino had also considered other locations for the plant in north Colorado and in south west Kansas.
Leprino provides mozzarella cheese to companies such as Domino's Pizza and Pizza Hut and has 9 plants in the US, and 2 in the UK.