A Genesee County agri-business has closed. According to the Genesee County Economic Development Center, Alpina Foods closed due to the loss of a co-packaging contract.
The Daily News in Batavia reported that the company employed 25 to 35 people. There was no immediate comment from the company.
The maker of yogurt products had announced an expansion in 2016 to its existing operation at the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park.
The Genesee County Economic Development Center has issued a statement saying that while news of the closure is “extremely disappointing,” GCEDC will work to market and promote the facility to other agricultural businesses.
The economic development agency notes that they took that approach with a former yogurt manufacturing site, which resulted in bringing HP Hood to the community, and the agency is confident it will have similar success with the Alpina Foods facility.
GCEDC says it will work with public and private sector partners to help displaced workers.
