# Perfetti van Melle to expand Erlanger, Kentucky candy plant with $11M investment and 70 jobs

Perfetti van Melle USA will expand its Erlanger, Kentucky manufacturing plant with an $11 million investment, adding 70 full-time jobs in 2017 and growing manufacturing and packaging capacity by nearly 50 percent.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-03-30
- Where: Erlanger, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $11.0M
- Jobs: 70
- Status: announced
- Capacity: manufacturing and packaging capacity up nearly 50 percent
- Products: confectionery, Airheads candy, Mentos mints

## Companies

- [Perfetti van Melle USA](https://endata.com/companies/1186.md)
- [Perfetti van Melle](https://endata.com/companies/1187.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [be-nky.com](https://be-nky.com/candy-giant-perfetti-van-melle-to-add-production-70-jobs-in-northern-kentucky/), 2017-03-31: "Gov. Matt Bevin today announced candy maker Perfetti van Melle USA ... will expand its manufacturing plant near Erlanger with an $11 million investment bringing 70 new full-time jobs."

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