July 24, 2007

Danisco breaks ground on plant expansion in Madison, US
 

Press release

Danisco broke ground recently on its new 19,200-square-foot US facility expansion in Madison, Wisconsin.

The new expansion will house an ultra-cold storage facility and packaging operations for frozen dairy cultures.

Attending the event from the Danisco Cultures Division headquarters in Paris, France, were all members of the Danisco Cultures Division management team, including Fabienne Saadane-Oaks, President of Danisco Cultures Division, and Pierre Cans, Vice President of Global Operations for Danisco Cultures.

Rod Dahlen, the plant manager stated, "This new addition will remove existing bottlenecks and significantly expand our culture capacity at the Madison facility, allowing us to meet the demands of the dairy industry for starter cultures and the rapid growth in probiotics."

Doug Willrett, Vice President, New Market Development and Madison Site Manager, added, "Danisco's recent move into new administrative offices and laboratories directly adjacent to the plant, along with this current expansion and future corporate-approved projects, reflects a strong commitment to Madison by Danisco." 

Willrett said that Danisco has maintained a strong presence in Madison since acquiring local operations in 2004. 

The internationally diverse Danisco Design Team, which was responsible for developing the plan for this expansion, consists of representatives from Denmark, France, Germany and North America. Tri-North Builders is the general contractor and Strand Associates, Inc. is the engineering firm.

For more information, please contact Mark Wendricks at Tel: +1-608-395-2804