June 9/Florida, N.Y./Food & Beverage Close-Up -- Baby food producer Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. recently hosted a grand opening ceremony at its new 650,000-square-foot infant food production facility in the Town of Florida, N.Y., in Montgomery County.
The company said the facility represents a $124 million investment in Montgomery County, including significant financial support by New York state and marks another milestone in Beech-Nut's 119-year history of processing food in upstate New York. Beech-Nut also has filed an application to attain LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Certification, which would make it the first infant food production facility in the world and one of a few food processors in the U.S. to receive such a designation.