Haribo to build first North American candy plant in Wisconsin
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Haribo has purchased a 137-acre site in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., where it will build its first North American candy plant.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Haribo has purchased a 137-acre site in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., where it will build its first North American candy plant. Haribo paid the Village of Pleasant Prairie $20.7 million for the site.
Haribo, based in Bonn, Germany, announced its plans in March 2017, stating that it caps a long search for the right site to build a factory for continuing its growth in the American market. The company expects to employ 385 people at the 500,000-sq-ft factory, which is projected to open in 2020.
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