“This expansion gives us the chance to not only increase production and products, but also create jobs in our community. Our business continues to grow due to the hard work and dedication our team puts into making the best soups in the world,” said Todd Blount, president of Blount Fine Foods.

 

The project includes 46,000 square feet of additional packaging, freezer storage, cooler storage, and a new shipping/receiving dock, and a 12,000 square foot mezzanine over packaging will be utilized for dry storage. The project nearly doubles the existing 65,000 square foot headquarters facility Blount moved into six years ago, which at that time allowed Blount to triple production.

 

“We have wanted to undertake this expansion for some time, but also wanted to be prudent in this challenging economic environment,” said Bob Sewall, Blount’s vice president of sales and marketing. “The reality is that our customers are selling more gourmet soup because their consumers are demanding more gourmet soup – and they are looking to us for the development of new products as well. This growth in our business made it clear that it was time to get this project moving and we look forward to what it will enable Blount Fine Foods to accomplish. We are leading the wave of fresh prepared foods at the supermarket, club, deli and upscale casual dining establishments.”

 

To mark this important milestone guests came from across local and state government as well as the food industry and included Fred Casinelli, president of Sysco Boston, Matt Berkowitz of Legal Sea Foods, and Steve Karam, chairman of the Greater Fall River Development Corp.

 

 

 

 

Blount Fine Foods is a family owned company that has been processing food since 1946. It is the largest manufacturer of lobster bisque in America and produces more than 350 proprietary soup recipes, including 75 varieties of clam chowder alone. Its product lines include fresh and frozen gourmet soups for food-service and retail as well as custom clam meat products and breaded seafood.

 

Blount operates production facilities at its Fall River, Massachusetts headquarters and in Warren, Rhode Island. Customers include national restaurant chains that have their custom soups made for them in accordance with their secret recipes.

 

Blount also carries a full line of fresh and frozen soups sold to Restaurants, Club Stores and Retailers nationwide under the Legal Sea Foods and Panera Bread brands. Blount specialty clam products are used by other famous soup makers, restaurants and retailers alike.

 

The company generates over 60 million servings of hand-crafted gourmet soups each year.