Gelatys Opens Florida Production Facility
New Fort Myers operation supports national expansion and frozen novelty innovation
Gelatys announced the opening of a new, state-of-the-art production facility in Fort Myers, Fla. With an $8 million investment, the new 30,000+sq-ft facility is operational, signifying a key step in the company's growth into a national CPG brand.
Built on a 1.5-acre site, the Fort Myers facility investment represents more than a manufacturing expansion; it's the operational foundation Gelatys is building to support national grocery growth, fuel differentiated frozen-novelty innovation, and solidify its position as the defining brand in a category it pioneered. The site features next-generation machinery capable of producing in one hour what previously required an entire day. It will scale production to support the national expansion of Mini Gems, Gelatys' premium, portion-controlled gelato mini pops, and the next generation of premium Italian-style frozen novelty innovation.
State-of-the-art food production facilities.
The new facility reflects the full scope of Gelatys' growth trajectory. Since launching as a two-kiosk mall concept in Miami in 2016, the brand has expanded to 5,000+ locations across 26 states, with a retail footprint that includes Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, Wegmans, H-E-B, Kroger banners including Mariano's, QFC, Fred Meyer and King Soopers, The Fresh Market and more.
Besides its manufacturing significance, the Fort Myers facility is creating approximately 75 new jobs in the region, adding to the roughly 50 employees that supported Gelatys' original Miami facility. This new operation is the production backbone of what Gelatys is building, an American-made frozen gelato novelties brand designed to scale.
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