(From Schreiber Foods)Schreiber Foods announced today it will invest more than $267 million to expand its process-cheese network by building a new manufacturing facility in Carthage, Missouri. The investment will help Schreiber meet growing customer demand while strengthening its ability to deliver the exceptional quality, food safety and service customers depend on.
The facility is expected to open in 2028 and create approximately 100 new jobs. The project will expand Schreiber’s process-cheese production capacity and reinforce the company’s position as the customer-brand leader in the category.
“Our customers’ ambitions help shape where we invest and how we grow,” said Trevor Farrell, President of Schreiber Foods. “This investment reflects our confidence in the future and our commitment to being ready for what’s next. By expanding our network in Carthage, we’re strengthening our ability to deliver the quality, food safety, service and reliability our customers count on every day.”
The investment also reinforces Schreiber’s long-term commitment to the process-cheese category. As a global leader in process cheese, Schreiber continues to invest in the people, technology and manufacturing capabilities needed to support customers and advance the category’s future.
“We continue to see tremendous opportunity in process cheese,” said Jason Stephens, Executive Vice President and President, US. “It’s a category that Schreiber has helped shape for generations, and one that remains important to our customers. This investment ensures we’re ready to grow and evolve alongside our customers for years to come.”
For more than 75 years, Schreiber has been a vital part of the Carthage community, currently employing more than 1,300 people across its existing facilities. This investment reflects the company’s continued commitment to Southwest Missouri and the people who call it home.
“On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, we thank Schreiber Foods for its continued investment in Carthage,” said Traci Cox, City Administrator of the City of Carthage. “Since establishing operations here in 1950, Schreiber has been a valued community partner and major employer. The City of Carthage is grateful that Schreiber has once again chosen our community for expansion, and we look forward to the opportunities this investment will create for our residents and local economy.”
“Carthage Economic Development Corporation is proud to partner with Schreiber Foods,” stated Jeff Meredith, CEO of CEDC. “Their capital investment and job growth show that Carthage is ready for business and built for growth. The project strengthens our community and will increase the need for housing to support the next chapter of Carthage’s development.”
The Carthage project is part of a broader effort to expand Schreiber’s global cheese-manufacturing network. Schreiber continues to invest in and expand operations around the world, creating a more resilient, flexible and globally connected network capable of serving customers across continents.
And another City sees Economic Growth and Expansion - NOT JOPLIN THOUGH - We are adding more Restaurants and Betting on an AI-Data Center, that will only increase Local Utilities for the area Residents - but let's plan a "Pat-Yourself-On-The Back", Breakfast for 2027 - to show everyone that if we Celebrate our Shortcomings - Everyone will forget what really isn't happening to Joplin - ECONOMIC GROWTH!
ReplyDeleteWhy would Schrieber pick Joplin over their operations in Carthage?
ReplyDeleteGood question!
Delete3:46PM - Joplin is throwing themselves a celebratory breakfast in January 2027 to celebrate their Economic Growth of Joplin for 2026. The comment is that other cities seem to be growing including Springfield - obtaining internal company growth and expansion and bringing in new companies and not just restaurants to support Economic and Job Growth - Joplin has been failing at doing this for years they lack the ability to help Grow the Jobs / Tax Basis / Economic Growth to support Joplin that has been floundering for years because of indecisiveness. So, the Comment is about - more expansion and growth for communities outside of Joplin - while Joplin - Pats-Itself-On-The-Back for maintaining - NO ECONOMIC GROWTH AND FAILING TO SUPPORT ITS CURRENT BUSINESSES - We need more positive demand across Health Care, Education, Real Estate, Retail, Office, Manufacturing, Distribution, Warehouse, and Industrial Growth - Not more Restaurants or all the Time they have Spent Re-Zoning Land for an AI-Data Center that will Not make an Economic Impact - other than Utility Bills going up.
ReplyDeleteAlright but you gotta get over it
ReplyDelete5:32AM, I am over it just trying to encourage Economic Growth by Educating Local Yokels - What their City Government isn't and hasn't been doing for decades - Let's look at a couple quick numbers - Population comparisons for Springfield and Joplin (1950 vs 2026).
ReplyDeleteIn the last 76-Years - Springfield has almost Tripled in size; Joplin hasn't even doubled in size - this should cause the Average Person - to ask why has Springfield grown but Joplin hasn't!
The Population of Springfield, MO in 1950 - 66,731.
The Population of Springfield, MO in 2026 - 170,117.
The Population of Joplin, MO in 1950 - 38,711.
The Population of Joplin, MO in 2026 - 54,391.
Move to Springfield then, ain’t nobody stopping you!
Delete6:07PM, Oh - Backwards Thinker - When will you Local-Yokels ever Smarten Up? Putting your head in the sand isn't going to solve the problems we have in Joplin! Economic Growth has to come with Change and Forward Thinking - Not you Losers living in a Family Member's Basements waiting for your Government Roll Check to come in - Which proves you have little or no ambition in life - As for moving to Springfield, all you have to do is Change the Mailing Address with the Government and you could live anywhere - The Rest of us that have Businesses, Properties, Assets, Family, and Roots here - are looking for Economic Growth and Progress - To Help Reduce Future Taxes, Provide Quality Trained and Accessible Labor and Reduce Employment Shortages. So, please try to Pull Your Head Out of wherever it is at - and use it to THINK FOR ONCE - BE PART OF A SOLUTION - JOPLIN NEEDS ECONOMIC GROWTH - NOT AI-DATA CENTERS OR MORE BARS AND RESTRAUNTS - BUT QUALITY - MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTION, SERVICE, AND INDUSTRAL COMPANIES TO HELP JOPLIN PROSPER - -
ReplyDelete