Voyage Foods adds manufacturing plant for cocoa-free chocolate and nut-free spreads
Voyage Foods will open a 284,000 ft2 facility in Mason, Ohio, to manufacture its cocoa-free chocolate, nut-free spreads and bean-free coffee.
The manufacturing plant is expected to be operational by early 2025 and will have the capacity to make 10,000 metric tons of cocoa-free chocolate annually once fully built. Construction has been funded partially by a guaranteed loan program by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Voyage inked an agreement in April with Cargill, making Cargill its exclusive B2B global distributor for nut-free spreads and cocoa-free chocolate. The new facility will help Voyage deliver on the opportunities such an agreement provides, particularly with CPG and food service companies.
"With this new facility, Voyage is maturing from a startup food technology company to a large-scale manufacturer with the ability to deliver value across the entire ecosystem to our people, partners, and the planet," said Adam Maxwell, CEO and founder of Voyage Foods in a release.
The company will maintain its headquarters and a manufacturing site in Oakland, Calif.
