EAST BERNSTADT, Ky. — Truitt Bros. Inc. celebrated its expansion into the eastern United States with the grand opening of a new food processing plant in East Bernstadt, Ky. The new facility is the company's first location outside of the Pacific Northwest and establishes a bicoastal presence that will reduce distribution costs and maximize transportation efficiencies for food companies seeking shelf-stable contract packaging.
"As the market for portion-controlled convenience foods continued to build, we were starting to outgrow our facilities in Salem, Ore., and decided as a company to expand east," said David Truitt, vice president/co-owner. "East Bernstadt is the perfect location — the epicenter of the eastern half of the States; now every potential shipping destination in the continental U.S. is less than 12 hours away."
The East Bernstadt plant specializes in pre-prepared meals, which are contract packed for some of the largest food packaging companies in the world. The new plant employs approximately 125 workers.
After a year of renovations, the Truitt Bros. East Bernstadt plant hosted its grand opening Dec. 4.
