Bird seed maker Global Harvest expanding in White County
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Global Harvest Foods LLC, a producer of wild and domestic bird food and small pet products, is investing $30 million to expand its White County operations.
The Seattle-based company is adding 163,000 square feet of production and warehouse space at its facility in Reynolds, and creating 75 jobs.
The project will include the addition of three production lines and thousands of feet of new rail line. When complete, the company said the plant will be able to store 11 million pounds of wild bird seed and process about 200 million pounds per year.
Reynolds is located about 25 miles north of Lafayette. A timeline for the expansion’s completion was not provided.
Global Harvest was founded in 1982 and sells its blended bird seeds through Tractor Supply Co., Walmart and Kroger.
The Reynolds facility has been producing wild bird seed for over 40 years and was acquired by Global Harvest 10 years ago. Currently, 140 people work at the plant, the majority of whom live in White County, the company said.
Global Harvest has additional manufacturing facilities in Colorado, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Washington.