# Perfetti van Melle invests $11M in Kentucky facility expansion

Perfetti van Melle USA will expand its manufacturing plant near Erlanger, Kentucky, with an $11 million investment, adding 70 new jobs and increasing manufacturing and packaging capacity by nearly 50%.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-04-03
- Where: Erlanger, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $11.0M
- Jobs: 70
- Status: announced
- Capacity: nearly 50% increase in manufacturing and packaging capacity
- Products: confectionery, Mentos, Airheads
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Perfetti van Melle](https://endata.com/companies/1187.md)

## Sources

- [confectionerynews.com](https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2017/04/04/Perfetti-van-Melle-invests-11m-in-Kentucky-facility-expansion/), 2017-04-03: "The Mentos maker Perfetti van Melle (PVM) USA will expand its manufacturing plant near Erlanger, Kentucky, with an $11m investment, adding 70 new full-time jobs to the state."

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