North American seafood supplier High Liner Foods Inc has announced that it will invest $6.6m to further modernise and expand its manufacturing facility in Newport News, Va., creating 57 new jobs.
The company acquired Icelandic Group’s US and Asian operations (including the 240,000-square-foot Newport News facility) in December 2011. The Newport News expansion project includes new equipment and systems to expand production and process capabilities, while also improving efficiencies.
“Our vision is to be the leading supplier of frozen seafood in North America, and this expansion of our Newport News operation puts us a step closer to that goal,” said Keith A. Decker, president and chief operating officer of High Liner Foods (USA) Inc. “As demand for our foodservice products continues to grow, this increased production capacity will allow High Liner to be an even better partner for our customers.”
