King’s Hawaiian To Expand Georgia Facility With $54m Investment 

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King’s Hawaiian, a US bakery group, is investing $54m to grow its works successful Oakwood, Georgia.  

The finance specifications were presented past week successful a connection from Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. A caller accumulation statement will beryllium added to nan 150,000-square-foot installation successful Oakwood South Industrial Park successful a task that will create 135 jobs.

Mark Taira, nan CEO of nan family-owned King’s Hawaiian business, said: “This description represents a awesome milestone successful our journey, and we are thrilled to proceed increasing our ohana successful Hall County. For 15 years, Georgia has been an basal portion of our success.”

The caller statement is expected to commencement operations successful nan 2nd 4th of 2026, producing much flavours of King’s Hawaiian Pretzel Bites. 

King’s Hawaiian, founded successful 1950 by nan Taira family successful Hilo, Hawaii, is portion of Irresistible Foods Group’s (IFG) portfolio, which besides includes Grillo’s Pickles. 

Since establishing its beingness successful Georgia successful 2010, The Hawaiian Sweet Rolls shaper has grown to support much than 800 jobs successful nan state, according to nan authorities statement. 

Kemp added: “For astir 15 years, King’s Hawaiian has proven to beryllium an unthinkable partner successful creating value jobs successful northeast Georgia, and we look guardant to moreover much years of awesome occurrence for them successful Hall County 

“Expansions for illustration these are an important portion of our economical improvement work, helping create further opportunities successful increasing communities.” 

In 2023, nan Indiana Economic Development Corporation announced that King’s Hawaiian planned to put $175m successful a 300,000-square-foot bakery works successful Taylorsville. It was expected to statesman operations by precocious 2026 aliases early 2027.  

Last month, Grillo’s Pickles besides revealed plans to build a caller manufacturing installation successful Taylorsville.  

The Boston-based institution said it was investing $54m successful nan 155,000-square-foot factory.