Cedar’s Foods to open $100 million production facility in August

Cedar’s Foods, a U.S. producer and co-manufacturer of hummus, is nearing completion of construction on a 125,000-sq-ft facility. The company invested $100 million in the facility, which will double its total annual production output to 208 million pounds of hummus and Mediterranean foods, enabling the company to support its selection of Cedar’s Foods signature products and burgeoning private label, co-manufacturing business.

After a year of construction, the facility, which is set to open in August, will create an additional 125 jobs, adding to the 750 current employees who work across three facilities at the Ward Hill, Mass.-based campus. Cedar’s has an existing 87,000-sq-ft production facility, an 87,000-sq-ft distribution facility, and a 75,000-sq-ft dry storage facility, bringing its total presence to nearly 375,000 square feet.

The facility will feature a fully automated production process that will utilize Cedar’s proprietary processing systems along with robotic technology to perform many of the key functions. The company has collaborated with local utility companies to optimize energy efficiencies and has installed LED lighting systems, high performance wall insulation, insulated and automatic doors, high performance HVAC systems, heat recovery systems, and variable frequency drive precision electronic devices in motors throughout the building.

“We believe that this will be the most advanced hummus manufacturing facility ever built,” said Nick Scangas, COO of Cedar’s Foods. “We have successfully adopted the latest technology which will control costs and increase efficiencies, all while maintaining our proven process of delivering products without the use of preservatives. This truly is a win-win-win for Cedar’s, our consumers, and the environment.”