Seymour Dairy Products, one of the largest blue cheese producers in the United States, celebrated its second expansion in its six-year existence.
“Quite an undertaking for a small company like ours,” said Michael Brennenstuhl, the President and CEO of Seymour Dairy Products. “We aren’t a big corporate entity.”
The company’s $2.5 million expansion brought Governor Scott Walker to Seymour.
“The number one reason why they are growing and why we’ve seen in the last five years about a $2.5 billion investment in our dairy industry is because the quality stands out on a worldwide basis,” said Walker.
“This expansion opens doors for us to expand to many different areas of the blue cheese segment of sales in the United States,” said Brennenstuhl.
Seymour Dairy Products officials say adding 11,000 square feet to its facility should help with the growing demand for specialty cheeses. At this pace, they say another expansion could be needed in the future.
Company officials say while the expansion has meant more automation to its cheese-making process, it has not meant the loss of any employees. They say the expansion could bring an additional six to eight jobs to the plant in the coming years.
Source: Fox Online; Reporter: Ben Krumholz