Rizo Lopez Foods Leaving Riverbank For Modesto

City leaders on Tuesday paved the way for Modesto to become the home base for Don Francisco cheese and assorted dairy products.

The City Council unanimously approved a deal giving a $440,000 break on waste-water fees to Rizo Lopez Foods Inc., which plans to move operations from Riverbank to the Beard Industrial Tract.

Officials said the agreement made sense as a way to keep the expansion-minded company from leaving Stanislaus County.

"It's an ag-based business, and we are an ag-based community," Councilman Brad Hawn said. "They are moving from Riverbank to Modesto; we are keeping them in the region."

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