Omega Protein, a US-based nutritional product company, plans to invest $20m to expand its specialty dairy protein production facility in Reedsburg, Wisconsin.
The expansion, which is expected to be completed by mid-2014, will approximately double the plant's capacity and add capabilities. In addition, it will further broaden and diversify the company's product offerings.
President and CEO Bret Scholtes said that Omega Protein is excited to increase capacity of the production facility as the company enhances its presence in the specialty protein markets and expand its dairy product offerings for the customers.
"Demand continues to grow for quality health and wellness products and we expect that this strategic expansion will position us even better to provide sustainable, value-added human nutrition products to our customers," Scholtes added.
Omega Protein, based in Houston, Texas, is a nutritional product company and a leading integrated producer of omega-3 fish oil and specialty protein products.
