TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Governor Laura Kelly announced on Wednesday that Flora Food Group, a global food company, has purchased a manufacturing facility in Hugoton.

This capital investment of around $90 million and the expected creation of approximately 100 new jobs over the next several years will elevate the workforce in Stevens County.

The facility will be the hub for Flora Food Group’s creams and cream cheese products for the United States, Canada, and the rest of the Americas region over time.

Its existing New Century facility will continue to serve as the U.S. hub for Flora Food Group’s butters and spreads products. The intention is to bring back a fully operational facility and jobs to the Hugoton community.

Including this Hugoton site, Flora Food Group, formerly known as Upfield Group, has 15 owned sites across five continents, manufacturing over 90% of the products it sells. The purchase of the Hugoton facility and further investments planned for the site will support the company’s creams business in the region and help fulfill its growth plans.

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