Walmart opened a $350 million milk processing center in Texas that will create hundreds of jobs.<\/p>\n
The more than 300,000-square-foot facility opened in Robinson, south of Waco, on Wednesday, April 29, and will supply milk to more than 650 Walmart stores and Sam\u2019s Clubs across the South-Central U.S., according to a Walmart news release.<\/p>\n
The milk will be sourced directly from local dairy farmers, and processed and bottled a variety of milk options \u2014 including gallon, half-gallon, whole, 2%, 1%, skim, and 1% chocolate milk \u2014 for Walmart\u2019s Great Value and Sam\u2019s Club Member\u2019s Mark brands, the release said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe opening of our new facility in Robinson, Texas, will help us deliver more of what our customers want \u2014 fresh, affordable food and quality they can trust,\u201d said John Laney, Executive Vice President, Food, Walmart U.S. \u201cIt will bolster our capacity to meet the demand for high-quality milk, make our supply chain more resilient, while increasing freshness by reducing the time from dairy farm to shelf, bringing more consistency, more transparency and more value to our customers.”<\/p>\n The facility had a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 29 with local dignitaries, including Robinson’s mayor, Greg May.<\/p>\n “It is an incredible facility. We look forward to a long a prosperous relationship with them,” May wrote on a Facebook post.<\/p>\n The Robinson plant marks Walmart’s third owned-and-operated milk-processing facility and will create more than 400 new jobs, the news release said.<\/p>\n Natassia Paloma may be reached at\u00a0npaloma@gannett.com, @NatassiaPaloma on x; natassia_paloma on Instagram, and Natassia Paloma Thompson on Facebook.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>