Parent company of King's Hawaiian plans expansion of proposed new food manufacturing facility - The Republic News

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The parent company of King’s Hawaiian has more than doubled the number of new jobs it plans to bring to Bartholomew County over the next four years. That’s according to Greater Columbus Economic Development Corp. Director of Projects and Marketing Kristen Goecker, who addressed the Bartholomew County commissioners Monday morning. Irresistible Foods Group, Inc., the corporation that owns the King’s Hawaiian brand, announced plans in December to invest $150 million into a food manufacturing facility. Company officials projected at that time that 147 new jobs would be...