High Liner Foods Expands Foodservice Seafood Facility
High Liner Foods (USA), Inc., Portsmouth, N.H., announced plans to invest $6.6 million to further modernize and expand its 240,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Newport News, Va., increasing production to meet customer demand for products from its leading U.S. foodservice brands. The Newport News expansion project includes new equipment and systems to expand production and process capabilities, while also improving efficiencies. As part of this expansion, High Liner will create 57 new jobs to support the expanded production capabilities.
"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," says Keith Decker, president and COO. "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."