Danisco Spends $90m on Plant Expansion

Food ingredient company Danisco has embarked on a $90m plant expansion at its cultures plant in Madison, Wisconsin, US.

The investment includes one of the largest ultra-cold storages in the US as well as adding pellets to production rooms.

The new Madison facilities are scheduled to start operations in August 2010.

The investment is part of the recently announced $90m that will be invested by Danisco to expand its cultures capacity worldwide.

The proposed expansion will add almost a third to the Madison manufacturing site, with a new shipping area, offices and maintenance shop as well as the new storage and pelletising area.

It will also allow the company to optimise production and logistics flows using best-in-class food safety standards and improve working conditions at Madison, according to plant manager Eloi Fontaine.