WILLIAMSON — Baldwin Richardson Foods, a manufacturer of custom ingredients, will expand its operations in Williamson in Wayne County on a project that carries a cost of close to $35 million. The Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois–based company will install new machinery and equipment and add at least 50,000 square feet to its existing facility, the office […]
WILLIAMSON — Baldwin Richardson Foods, a manufacturer of custom ingredients, will expand its operations in Williamson in Wayne County on a project that carries a cost of close to $35 million.
The Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois–based company will install new machinery and equipment and add at least 50,000 square feet to its existing facility, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in an Aug. 9 news release.
The expansion is supporting the creation of up to 30 new jobs and retention of 275 positions. The company plans to break ground on the project in spring of 2018, Cuomo’s office said.
To encourage Baldwin Richardson Foods to proceed with its expansion plan, Empire State Development offered up to $700,000 in Excelsior tax credits in return for job-creation commitments.
The Town of Williamson is offering $450,000 through the community development block grant program to assist Baldwin Richardson.
Wayne County is also providing funding and assistance for the company’s expansion project, Cuomo’s office said.
Baldwin Richardson Foods develops and manufactures custom ingredients, marketing branded products such as Mrs. Richardson’s Toppings and Nance’s Mustards and Condiments.
It also custom develops sauces, syrups, condiments, flavored beverage syrups, and flavor bases offering a “standardized” line of products for distributors.
The company plans to make the “necessary” equipment, technology, and construction investments at its Williamson facility to meet “changing” requirements for food manufacturing and labeling that consumers are “demanding,” according to the Cuomo release.
“Our business continues to grow in Upstate New York and this expansion will allow us to serve the needs of our expanding customer base,” Eric Johnson, president and CEO of Baldwin Richardson Foods, said. “Making ‘better for you’ products and ingredients in a modern facility, with a competitive structure and workforce, will insure and protect our future.”
In addition to its Williamson location, Baldwin Richardson Foods has a second facility in the Wayne County community of Macedon.
The firm is a registered minority business enterprise with the New York City–based National Minority Supplier Development Council, Cuomo’s office said.
