Mondelez to expand Virginia biscuit manufacturing facility
Mondelez Global, the U.S. operating company of Mondelez International Inc., Deerfield, IL, plans to invest more than $40 million to expand its biscuit bakery in Henrico County, VA. The facility manufactures a variety of Nabisco crackers and cookies, including Ritz, Wheat Thins and Premium crackers, Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, and Nilla wafers.
The investment will enable the company to add a state-of-the-art manufacturing line for Ritz crackers as well as add 38,000 sq. ft. to the bakery, expanding the size of the facility to 1 million sq. ft. and 10 manufacturing lines.