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Rich Products is investing more than $100 million to expand its Brownsville, Texas, manufacturing facility. The company says that the investment is its “largest capital project to date,” and will add over 150,000 square feet of space to the facility. The expansion will support the production of its appetiser products, most of which are sold under the SeaPak and Farm Rich brands. Kevin Spratt, president of the US/Canada region at Rich Products, commented: “We’ve seen a significant influx in demand within this category , especially over the course of the past three years, and this expansion will add capacity for production, storage and facility space to support continued growth”. He added: “On top of that, we’ll be expanding our fantastic team in Brownsville, adding over 100 local positions across all different facets of production and warehousing upon completion of the project. This is a true win-win, creating greater value for Brownsville, our associates, our customers and consumers as a whole.” Further details of the investment were not disclosed.