# Hill's Pet Nutrition opens $450M smart facility in Tonganoxie, Kansas

Hill's Pet Nutrition has opened a new 365,000 sq ft smart facility in Tonganoxie, Kansas, with an investment of over $450 million, creating more than 100 jobs, to increase wet pet food production capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-10-16
- Where: Tonganoxie, Kansas, United States
- Value: $450.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 16 Oct 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 365,000 square feet
- Products: wet pet food, Science Diet, Prescription Diet
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hill's Pet Nutrition](https://endata.com/companies/64473.md)
- [Colgate-Palmolive Company](https://endata.com/companies/64471.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [kansascommerce.gov](https://www.kansascommerce.gov/2023/10/governor-kelly-cuts-ribbon-on-450m-100-job-hills-pet-nutrition-tonganoxie-plant/), 2023-10-16: "The Hill’s Tonganoxie plant helps set the stage for continued growth, increased capacity, and the ability to better serve the evolving needs of pets and pet owners from around the world."

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