With 100 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears AFT's 100-permanent-job threshold (AFT includes any project meeting $100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The food & beverage context.
Food and beverage manufacturing is a broad and growing part of America's industrial expansion. From dairy and protein processing to packaged foods, snacks, and beverages, new plants and expansions are adding production capacity across the country. These projects bring major investment and substantial job creation while strengthening domestic supply chains and regional manufacturing economies.
At a glance
- Company
- Flora Food Group
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Hugoton, Kansas
- Investment
- $90.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 100
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- Dec 11, 2024
- Expected opening
- Dec 1, 2026
- Added to tracker
- Feb 27, 2026
Official references
- Primary source https://www.kansascommerce.gov/2024/12/governor-kelly-announces-flora-food-group-investing-90m-creating-100-new-jobs-in-hugoton/
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Flora Food Group, Hugoton, KS." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/flora-food-group-hugoton. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.