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fairlife produces dairy beverages for the US and Canadian markets. Credit: Nikolai Chernichenko on Unsplash.

fairlife is planning to enhance its milk processing capabilities with the construction of a 300,000ft2 production and distribution facility in Goodyear, Arizona.

The company currently produces dairy-based beverages at its plant in Coopersville, Michigan. Its beverages are distributed in the US and Canada.

fairlife chief operating officer Tim Doelman said: “I’m extremely proud that the demand for our milk has grown so much that we now need another manufacturing site. In choosing a new plant location, it is essential that the new facility is built in an area where dairy farms are willing and able to follow fairlife’s responsible animal care and sustainable farming practices while producing the highest quality milk.

“Not only are there amazing dairy farmers in and around Goodyear, its location enables competitive domestic and international production.”

“It is essential that the new facility is built in an area where dairy farms are willing and able to follow fairlife’s responsible animal care and sustainable farming practices.”

Located at the Palm Valley 303 Business Park, the facility will be built with an investment of $200m. It will be equipped with advanced manufacturing technologies and energy-saving equipment to reduce power consumption.

Expected to begin operation in the second half of 2020, the project will create 140 new employment opportunities in the region. The additional production lines at the facility will help fairlife meet the growing demand for its products.

The company will work with the United Dairymen of Arizona (UDA) to source milk from numerous farmers in Goodyear. The milk will be used to produce fairlife’s ultra-filtered milk, Core Power, fairlife YUP!, fairlife smart snacks, and fairlife nutrition plan.

fairlife co-founder Sue McCloskey said: “Sometimes, I think back to that day over 20 years ago when Mike and I sat at our kitchen table and came up with the idea of cold-filtering our milk for higher nutrition. We dreamt of more nutritious milk for consumers.

“It is extremely rewarding to see the results of our hard work pay off and make this dream a continuing reality, thanks to the great dairy farmers here in Arizona. We look forward to working with all our amazing partners and are committed to supporting the economic growth in the southwest region.”