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Haribo plans manufacturing facility to employ 494 FTEs

May 19, 2020

Haribo, a manufacturer of gummi snacks, plans to develop a 136.8-acre property including a manufacturing, office and warehouse space in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, according to a Kenosha News report.

The village's Plan Commission recently approved the plans, which mark the company's first manufacturing facility in North America.

The first phase includes a 487,400-square-foot production building with a three-story storage/mechanical area and a two-story assembly and administrative area.

Haribo expects to have 450 full-time employees in the production facility, 44 in the warehouse and 20 part-time employees.

Groundbreaking is planned for September, with the first phase completed in April of 2022.