MG Foods’ $2.55m Longview expansion to create 120 new jobs

A $2.55m expansion by the North Carolina-based MG Foods will help in creating 120 jobs in Longview, Texas.

The Longview Economic Development Corporation (LEDCO) announced that the company will acquire the former Coors facility in Longview.

MG Foods specialises in cooking, preparing and packaging frozen and fresh food products such as sandwiches, wraps and salads.

The company will also receive a $450,000 performance grant from LEDCO against its minimum capital investment of $2.55m that will be used in building purchase, expansion, remodel, equipment and also for the creation of jobs.

The company said that its expansion in Longview would help it to ship frozen products across the country.

It will also help the company meet the increasing demand for its fresh products.

LEDCO board president Joe Bob Joyce said: "Our central location will be a tremendous asset for the company’s fresh and frozen products distribution."

MG Foods will create the 120 jobs in three phases, with 40 new employees hired every year.

According to the Longview News Journal, the grant from LEDCO will also be given to the company across the next three years, in installments of $150,000 every year. Also, the company will hire a plant manager, food scientist, two to three managers, three to four supervisors, administrative help, chefs, production workers and drivers.

MG Foods is a division of Gallins Foods, based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, established in 1948.

The company will purchase what was left of the Coors facility, including a cold-storage portion and a covered area behind it.

The company will use the cold portion for prep work and cooking, and will also build a new office and food-grade storage space at the property, reported the Longview News Journal.

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Image: MG Foods produces sandwiches, wraps and salads. Photo: courtesy of lobster20/freedigitalphotos.net.