BATAVIA — A spattering of rain didn’t dampen spirits Wednesday during Alpina Foods’ ground-breaking for a new yogurt manufacturing plant in the town of Batavia.
Alpina CEO Julian Jaramillo said it is his corporation’s philosophy to “grow with our surroundings, hand-in-hand with our neighbors.”
The Colombia, South America-based Alpina is constructing a 40,000-square-foot yogurt-making facility on 10 acres in the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park in the town of Batavia. More than 100 people attended ground-breaking for the $15 million project, which will create 50 jobs.
It was a breezy, cool morning but heavy rain did hold off until the afternoon. Earth-moving equipment began operating as soon as the ceremony concluded.
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