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Craft Cannery breaks ground on $1.5M expansion
Paul Guglielmo, Craft Cannery CEO, speaks at Wednesday’s groundbreaking for the firm’s $1.5 million expansion project. (photo courtesy of Craft Cannery)
Paul Guglielmo, Craft Cannery CEO, speaks at Wednesday’s groundbreaking for the firm’s $1.5 million expansion project. (photo courtesy of Craft Cannery)
Craft Cannery breaks ground on $1.5M expansion
Listen to this articleCraft Cannery – the 2022 Grow NY $500,000 winner – broke ground on its $1.5 million expansion in Bergen, Genesee County on Wednesday.
The private label manufacturing business – that services local and regional food brands and regional grocery chains – will more than double in size once the construction for this expansion is complete this fall.
The groundbreaking was attended by Craft Cannery leaders and staff, community and fellow manufacturing leaders, and the construction crew and general contractor from Capstone Construction.
“I’m so proud to lead a team that is passionate about making delicious products on a large scale, and this expansion will allow for us to grow in the way we need over the next few years, as we plan and prepare for our next expansion,” said Paul Guglielmo, Craft Cannery CEO.
The expansion – which increases the building footprint by nearly 7,000 square feet – will allow a full-time food service packaging line for bulk-food service in gallon jugs and buckets, mostly for restaurants, in addition to a new glass bottling line. A second floor is being added, which will house conference rooms, office spaces, a formal lobby and waiting area, a break room with kitchenette and three additional bathrooms will be installed.
In 2022, Craft Cannery won the $500,000 prize in the annual Grow NY Competition. A significant portion of this Grow NY prize is going toward the construction project.
“We have been growing since day one, and there is more business that we have had to turn away due to space and production constraints,” said Tom Riggio, Craft Cannery co-owner. “This expansion will allow us to support everyone from your favorite local restaurant to regional grocery chains across the northeast.”
Guglielmo and Riggio purchased the manufacturing facility in 2020. At that time, there were three full time employees. Today there are 15 employees (14 full time and 1 part time), and an additional six full time employees will be hired this fall once the new building is finished.
New positions will include an operations manager, warehouse assistant, cook and production line employees.
Guglielmo and Riggio purchased the building and land that they were previously renting last year.
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