Kontos Foods, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, set plans for continued expansion of production and staff in Paterson, N.J. In addition to hiring more full-time employees, the manufacturer and distributor of traditional artisan breads plans to expand its facility and add new machinery. The upgrades are projected to be complete by the end of 2020.
Kontos Foods supplies its hand-stretched flatbread, fillo dough, desserts and other specialty foods to restaurants, hotels, country clubs, business and industry cafeterias, and to retail specialty food stores and supermarkets worldwide. In the last four years, the company has also expanded its global footprint, distributing its products to a range of locations, including Singapore, Indonesia, the Caribbean, Panama, Bahrain, Norway, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai.