Winland Foods announced Thursday that it will expand in Missouri, investing $38.5 million and creating 25 new jobs.
The expansion will increase the capacity and flexibility of its South St. Louis manufacturing facility by adding production lines and rail-car access.
Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, Winland Foods operates 17 production facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Its St. Louis plant produces egg pasta, manicotti and jumbo shells. The facility’s expansion will increase its ability to produce and package its jumbo shell products.
The location currently employs more than 100 workers.
“This investment will add significant capacity to our local facility,” said Bob Chapin, previously the St. Louis plant manager and who was recently promoted to technical operations manager for Winland.
The expanded production will become operational in fall 2026.
Winland Foods is a new company backed by Investindustrial, one of Europe’s leading independent investment groups. The company focuses on food manufacturing in the meal preparation category, specializing in pasta, sauces, syrups, dressings, jams and jellies, pie fillings, pita chips, dry dinners, dry baking ingredients, plant-based protein, and more. Its product offerings range from consumer brands like Creamette, Prince, No Yolks and Wacky Mac to custom private-label solutions across retail and food-away-from-home channels.
