STATEMENT BY THE GENESEE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER REGARDING ALPINA FOODS ANNOUNCEMENT
BATAVIA, NEW YORK – “The Genesee County Economic Development Center in collaboration with our many public and private sector partners celebrated in bringing Alpina Foods to Genesee County in 2011. Unfortunately due to the loss of a co-packaging contract, Alpina Foods has made a decision to close its operations at the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park.
“While this is extremely disappointing news, the GCEDC will be diligent in marketing and promoting the facility to other agricultural businesses. This was similar to our approach in marketing and promoting a former yogurt manufacturing site, which resulted in bringing HP Hood to our community and with it, further economic investment and eventually the hiring of hundreds of employees.
“We are confident that we will have similar success with the Alpina Foods facility in the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park.
“In the meantime, the GCEDC will work with our public and private sector partners to assist displaced workers in any capacity we can.”