Flavor Producers is gearing up for a major expansion at its Sharonville plant, according to the City of Sharonville. The city says the company plans to invest $22 million, add between 40 and 60 jobs, and turn the Sharonville operation into its main headquarters campus once the work is finished. If it all comes together, the project would deepen Greater Cincinnati’s role in food and beverage manufacturing and give the local payroll a noticeable bump.
City Post Spells Out the Plan
According to a Facebook update from the City of Sharonville, Flavor Producers chose its Kemper Road facility for the expansion and describes it as the largest of the company’s 13 locations worldwide. The post, headlined “It’s Back to Business Monday!”, outlines the roughly $22 million investment and a projected range of new jobs tied to the project. For now, it stands as the most detailed local description of the planned buildout.
State Paperwork Lists Concrete Commitments
State filings reviewed by the Ohio Tax Credit Authority frame the project as an investment in a spray-drying process that will boost production capacity. Those documents spell out a commitment to create 44 full-time equivalent positions and generate $3.52 million in new annual payroll at the Sharonville site. They also require Flavor Producers to maintain operations there for the full term of the agreement and set a deadline of Dec. 31, 2028, to hit the hiring target. The state approval was a key step in awarding a job-creation tax credit, according to the Ohio Tax Credit Authority.
Owner Glanbia and a Broader U.S. Investment Push
Flavor Producers was acquired by Glanbia in April 2024. The buyer has said the deal is intended to expand its natural and organic flavor capabilities across North America. An industry report from Enterprise Ireland notes that Glanbia has signed off on capital spending that includes the Sharonville flavour facility, placing the project inside a broader wave of Irish investment in the United States.
What the Company Says and What’s Still Unclear
On its own site, Flavor Producers lists Sharonville as an innovation and production hub, complete with sensory labs and pilot-plant capabilities. What the company does not yet publish in its news releases is a $22 million capital figure or an explicit confirmation that Sharonville will become its main headquarters campus. At this point, the city’s social media post is providing the most specific local numbers and the headquarters claim, while the state paperwork supplies the formal hiring and payroll obligations.
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