The Dover facility currently manufactures various food and beverage products and has a work force of about 500. The expansion plans include a multimillion-dollar capital investment for the acquisition of new manufacturing and packaging equipment to expand the production of Kool-Aid Singles, the company’s single-serve powdered beverage.
“We are pleased that Kraft’s Dover facility is growing, building on its success after more than 40 years in operation in our state capital,” said Gov. Ruth Minner. “The new positions at the plant are not only good news for the company and its new employees, but for our state’s economy as well.”
The Delaware Economic Development Office (DEDO) awarded Kraft Foods a Competitiveness Fund grant in the amount of $708,000 to help offset the capital expenditures for the expansion. The investment will generate an additional economic impact of $8.5 million, bringing the Kraft Foods’ total economic contribution to more than $60 million.
“Delaware’s economy remains one of the strongest in the region because of our ability to respond to the business needs of our companies,” said Judy McKinney-Cherry, director of DEDO. “This investment in Kraft Foods solidifies and grows critical manufacturing operations and jobs in Delaware.
Kraft Foods studies sites in the Midwest before deciding to expand the Dover facility.
We are pleased that Delaware was able to compete and win this investment over other sites,” McKinney-Cherry said.
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