Voyage Foods Adds Ohio Plant for Cocoa-Free Chocolate, Nut-Free Spreads

Voyage Foods announced that it will open a 284,000 square-foot facility in Mason, Ohio, to manufacture its cocoa-free chocolate, nut-free spreads and bean-free coffee.

The plant is expected to be operational by the new year and will have the capacity to make 10,000 metric tons of cocoa-free chocolate annually once fully built.

After signing a deal in April with Cargill to become Voyage’s exclusive B2B global distributor for nut-free spreads and cocoa-free chocolate, the new facility will help deliver on new opportunities, particularly with CPG and foodservice companies.

Construction has been funded partially from a guaranteed loan program by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the ballpark of $25 million.

The company will maintain headquarters and a manufacturing site in Oakland, California.

Voyage’s cocoa-free chocolate is an alternative with notable sustainability and supply-chain benefits. The company’s Peanut-Free Roasted Seed Spread and Hazelnut-Free Roasted Seed Spread is a top-9 allergen-free formulations that launched nationwide in Walmart, and are popular among the 33 million Americans with food allergies and nut-free schools.

Voyage products are made from inexpensive, widely available plant-based ingredients, many of which are upcycled from waste and side streams. With raw materials that are less expensive to source, partners enjoy fair and stable pricing along with environmental, ethical, and allergy-friendly benefits.

Voyage has raised more than $94 million from investors to date.