Apio Expands Hanover, Pa. Operations

Apio, a wholly owned subsidiary of Landec Corporation and a national producer of fresh-cut vegetable products for the United States and Canada under the Eat Smart brand, has completed a major expansion of its Hanover, Pa., operations. The $19.5 million expansion triples the size of the facility to 64,000 square feet and increases production lines from two to 10, helping Apio to better serve its retail customers in the Eastern U.S. and Canada.

“Shoppers in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest and Eastern Canada are responding to our on-trend products, which include Eat Smart Gourmet Vegetable Superfood Salad Kits like Sweet Kale Salad and Wild Greens and Quinoa Salad,” says Anne Byerly, Apio’s vice president of marketing and innovation. “Apio’s revamped Hanover operations allow us to enhance our service platform in the Eastern U.S. and Eastern Canada by delivering tasty, easy-to-prepare fresh vegetable products to retailers’ shelves faster than ever—and giving their customers more good reasons to visit the packaged salad aisles.”

Apio’s Eat Smart brand includes nine gourmet vegetable salad kits; each kit contains five to eight superfoods, which are nutrient-rich foods considered part of a healthy, balanced diet. The popular chef-inspired vegetable salad kits give consumers numerous quick and delicious ways to eat healthy every day—diners just toss, serve and enjoy. Newest to the line are the Strawberry Harvest Salad, the Sunflower Kale Salad and the Asian Sesame Salad.

“Through our complete line of fresh produce products, Apio delivers unique value to retailers and consumers,” adds Byerly. “The new production capabilities in the East enable retailers to increase their sales by satisfying their customers’ growing demands for nutritious dining choices that also deliver flavor variety and convenience.”

The Eat Smart vegetable salads are available in 9- to 12-ounce retail sizes or larger 16- to 32-ounce family sizes, depending on location. Eat Smart products are available in over more than 100 club and retail chains in the U.S. and Canada.