Barrett Pet Food Little Falls Minnesota

Oct 20 2018 updated oct 20 2018 0 the city of little falls is looking to help barrett pet food innovations build a new facility in the chief hole in the day industrial park near highway 10.

Barrett pet food little falls minnesota. Little falls a pet food businesses will expand to little falls with support from the minnesota department of employment and economic development according to a press release. Deed is supporting the project with a 450 000 investment from the minnesota investment fund mif and a 175 000 investment from. Bpi s headquarters and initial manufacturing plant previously known as barrett ag services inc is located on minnesota highway 25 south of brainerd where the company will continue to employ 100 plus people. Barrett petfood innovations is growing at a rapid pace and has become a highly respected full service super premium pet food manufacturing company since its founding by mike barrett.

The barrett family stands by a sign for the future home in little falls of expansion facility of brainerd lakes area based barrett petfood innovations. Steve kohls brainerd dispatch tom barrett. Growth in the pet food industry exceeds most other consumer goods with annual spending on pet food in the us surpassing 30 billion in 2018. 12 at its second production facility.

The expansion into little falls is expected to add 60 to 100 new jobs to the local economy over the next three years. Barrett petfood innovations bpi a pet food manufacturer specialized in premium dog and cat food broke ground aug. The minnesota department of employment and economic development deed announced today that barrett petfood innovations bpi will expand to little falls. Barrett petfood innovations is a rapidly growing company in central minnesota with customers located around the world said governor tim walz.

In recent years mike s children sarah and tom have taken over the organization but mike is still involved through a different role. I congratulate little falls and barrett petfood innovations on this new expansion bpi is a family owned co manufacturer of extruded pet foods based in brainerd. The 160 000 square foot facility located on 18th street northeast in little falls is expected to be completed in june of 2020 and will more than double the company s production and employee numbers. The company is expected to create 85 jobs within the next three years.

At monday s meeting the council approved supporting applications to the state of minnesota for funding for the 18 million project. Facility located in little falls minn is expected to be completed in june 2020 and will more than double the company s production and employee numbers.