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After more than 100 years in business, Nielsen-Massey Vanillas will soon be bigger than ever.
The family-owned company broke ground Wednesday to expand its Waukegan headquarters facility at 550 Shields Drive in Amhurst Lake Business Park.
“We have been at our Waukegan location for 19 years and we continue to outgrow the space,” said Matt Nielsen, chief operations officer. “Once construction is completed, we will have a 1,100-square-foot test and demonstration kitchen, an extra 24,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space and an additional 4,800 square feet of office space.”
Beth Nielsen, the firm’s chief culinary officer, said the addition of a test kitchen will allow Nielsen-Massey to develop recipes and products directly in the plant.
“We are looking forward to the opportunity to host our product and recipe development in our own kitchen,” she said. “The space will also be used for demos and events when needed.”
The renovations are set to be completed by December 2011 and are just one of the recent updates made to the company.
Earlier this summer, Nielsen-Massey debuted new labels and logos ” the first revision
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