Empire State Development Corporation
05/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/20/2026 10:12
Governor Hochul Announces Nearly $170 Million Two-Phase Expansion for Barilla’s Livingston County Manufacturing Facility
Globally Renowned Pasta Maker Commits To Creating More Than 90 New Jobs Over Project Duration at Longtime Facility in the Town of Avon
NYS Investment Complements the Regionally Developed Comprehensive Strategy To Revitalize Communities and Grow the Economy Through Projects That Support Agribusiness and Advance Manufacturing Industries
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a major two-phase expansion plan for storied dry pasta maker Barilla at its Town of Avon, Livingston County manufacturing facility. The company will invest $145 million in Phase One of the project to include the construction of a new, 52,000 square-foot main building to expand its manufacturing operations, including one new production and three packaging lines. An additional warehouse facility will also be constructed for storage and distribution of the expanded production. The added space will allow for the installation of a second line in future Phase Two, which accounts for the additional investment. Barilla expects to create more than 90 new jobs once both phases of the expansion are complete. This builds on the initial $75 million investment made in 2006, followed by the facility's opening in 2007, which created and sustained approximately 145 jobs in the region.
"Through our continued investment in transformative projects with partners like Barilla, we are growing key industries across the state, creating more jobs for New Yorkers," Governor Hochul said. "This continued partnership will serve to highlight the region's great agricultural assets and investment in advanced manufacturing, building on the efforts of my administration to continue to reinvigorate communities, generating economic growth across the state."
Barilla, the world's leading pasta maker, operates in over 100 countries and maintains 30 production sites across 10 countries, producing a variety of pasta, sauces and bakery items. Barilla was founded nearly 150 years ago in Parma, Italy and has been operational at the Town of Avon location since 2007. A selection of the company's products sold in the United States are made at the Livingston County site, as well as a facility in Iowa. The company employs close to 9,000 employees worldwide.
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