Byrne Dairy launches $125M plan to expand dairy processing facilities
The Ultra Dairy facility uses an ultra-high-temperature pasteurization process to extend shelf life of up to 150 days.
Byrne Dairy, Lafayette, N.Y., announced a $24 million expansion to its Ultra Dairy plant, the first phase of the company’s $125 million plan to expand. The initial phase will create 30 new jobs and includes a 42,000-square-foot expansion to increase the plant’s packaging capability and add additional processing capacity and storage space. The expansion will create a total of nearly 250 jobs.
The company’s Ultra Dairy plant in De Witt, N.Y., first opened in 2004. The facility uses an ultra-high-temperature pasteurization process to extend shelf life of up to 150 days. Ultra Dairy processes conventional and organic milks, creams and other dairy products as well as a variety of non-dairy products. The expansion will allow Byrne Dairy to substantially increase output by adding processing capacity and increasing efficiencies in downstream equipment.