# Dainty Foods to build $150M private label food plant in Batavia Township, Ohio

Canada-based Dainty Foods will open a 250,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Batavia Township, Ohio, in 2027, with a total investment of $150 million over five years and about 240 jobs at full buildout.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-03-03
- Where: Batavia Township, Ohio, United States
- Value: $150.0M
- Jobs: 240
- Status: announced
- Capacity: up to 250 million units annually
- Products: retort pouches, cups and bowls, rice products, side dishes, baking mixes

## Companies

- [Dainty Foods](https://endata.com/companies/14061.md)
- [Dainty USA LLC](https://endata.com/companies/14062.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [progressivegrocer.com](https://progressivegrocer.com/dainty-foods-invest-150-million-its-first-us-manufacturing-facility), 2026-03-03: "the Windsor, Ontario-based company will make an initial investment of $85 million, which will lead to a total investment of $150 million rolled out over five years."

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