Blount Fine Foods, a US-based manufacturer of soups, entrées and side dishes, has expanded its production with the purchase of a new plant in Portland, Oregon.

The site, previously under the ownership of Harry’s Fresh Foods, is located on Riverside Parkway and will provide an additional 80,000 square feet of capacity. The family-owned business, which serves the retail and foodservice channels, and also offers a private-label service, already has three other plants in Fall River, Massachusetts, Warren in Rhode Island, and McKinney in Texas. 

Around 50 new jobs are expected at Portland when the facility opens in the second half of the year, with six due to relocate from other sites, including Douglas Gregoire, who will be general manager of the factory. It is envisaged the plant will be fully operational some time next year, when the head count will rise to 150.

Blount Fine Foods said it has also entered an agreement with an unnamed third-party logistics partner to provide further distribution for its products. The company has three other such ventures in Taunton, Massachusetts, Fort Worth, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia, with another two planned this year in Oregon and the Midwest. 

Todd Blount, president and chief executive, said: “Market demand for all soups, but especially our premium soups, continues to increase, with flavours, sizes, and eating occasions creating more opportunity for our customers. Adding this facility meaningfully rounds out our nationwide network of plants and distribution points and allows us to get the best ingredients to the ideal plant, and then ship the highest-quality product on to the customer in the most efficient manner possible.”

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Founded in 1946, Blount Fine Foods will invest US$25m in Portland for new processing equipment. The company’s fresh soup and entrées brands include Legal Sea Foods, Panera at Home, Blount’s Family Kitchen and Blount Clam Shack brands. In 2016, the business acquired Texas-based company Food Source.