Glanbia Nutritionals’ new $470 million state-of-the-art cheese and whey plant in St. Johns, Michigan, began receiving milk on 20 October, marking the first day of operations for the facility and beginning the commissioning phase.
Commissioning operations at MWC will take place over the next eight months. When fully operational, the 375,000 square foot facility based on a 120 acre site will process 3.6m litres of milk per day (8m pounds) into a range of superior quality block cheese and value added whey products for U.S. and international markets.
Commenting, Brian Phelan, CEO of Glanbia Nutritionals said: “We are very pleased to reach this important milestone on our journey to deliver a new ultramodern dairy facility in Michigan for our customers. As we enter this key commissioning phase and begin production at the plant, I would like to thank the entire Glanbia Nutritionals team, and in particular the onsite team, whose expertise and focus have kept the project on track and on budget particularly during the challenges of the last seven months. In addition, I would like to thank the State and City authorities for their continued support and of course our great partners, DFA & Select Milk Producers.”