Hilmar Cheese says expansion of Texas plant will be completed this year
The expansion includes additional capabilities on an existing 40-pound natural American-style cheese production line, and improvements to a variety of processes to better serve domestic and international customers.
Hilmar Cheese Co., said the expansion at its cheese and whey processing facility in Dalhart, Texas, is nearing completion. The Hilmar, Calif.-based cheese processor said the expansion includes additional capabilities on an existing 40-pound natural American-style cheese production line, and improvements to a variety of processes to better serve domestic and international customers.
Hilmar built the Texas facility from a green-field site in 2005. The company began processing cheese in September 2007. A phase two expansion in 2010 included additional milk storage capacity and four additional milk receiving bays, and expansion to the natural American-style cheese production line.