Schreiber Foods is making a $132.9 million investment to expand its manufacturing footprint in Cumberland County. This will create 47 new jobs over the next three years and retain 516 existing positions.
“Schreiber has been a proud member of the Shippensburg community for more than two decades,” said Trevor Farrell, President of Schreiber Foods. “This expansion reinforces our long-term commitment to this area, and we look forward to many more years of growth and partnership.”
With this investment, Schreiber Foods will expand its current facility in Shippensburg through new production lines, increasing their capacity for yogurt processing. Once complete, the expansion will enable the facility to process an additional 109,000 pounds of milk per day.
Schreiber Foods received a funding proposal from Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for a $1 million Pennsylvania First Program grant, which connects businesses with trained workers, and was coordinated by BusinessPA.
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Rick Siger and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited Schreiber’s manufacturing facility in Shippensburg to celebrate the company’s expansion.
“This investment from Schreiber Foods will help boost our economic competitiveness, create good-paying jobs, and support the dairy industry across the Commonwealth,” said DCED Secretary Rick Siger. “Manufacturing and agriculture have long been two of Pennsylvania’s most important industries, which is why they’re central to our ten-year Economic Development Strategy. Our strong business climate is perfect for companies like Schreiber Foods that are ready to grow and thrive in Pennsylvania.”
The Commonwealth’s manufacturing and agriculture industries contribute more than $116 billion and $132.5 billion, respectively, to the Commonwealth’s economy each year. Pennsylvania also ranks eighth in the nation in milk production, with over 4,900 dairies producing nearly 10 billion pounds of milk, contributing $11.8 billion in annual economic revenue, and supporting 47,000 jobs across Pennsylvania.
“Pennsylvania’s farms and processors are not only part of our history, they are the foundation of our future,” said Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. “Our dairies support family-sustaining jobs, fuel rural economies, preserve open space, recycle resources, create energy, and provide nutritious food. Strategic investments in milk production, operational efficiency, and on-farm innovation will increase volumes, strengthen businesses, and drive economic momentum across rural communities.”
Based in the United States, Schreiber Foods is a customer-brand leader in cream cheese, natural cheese, process cheese, beverages, and yogurt, with more than 10,500 global employees. The company works closely with Pennsylvania dairies and dairy co-ops to source its milk from various Commonwealth dairies.
In a typical month, Schreiber has the capacity to source its milk from 165 farms across 11 counties in Southcentral and Southeastern Pennsylvania.
