A new firm specializing in baked goods has a $78.3 million project in the oven that could give rise to 241 jobs in the Indianapolis area by 2018.
Dallas-based Specialty Bakery LLC plans to build a 227,000-square-foot production and distribution facility on 27 acres within the Purdue Research Park near Indianapolis International Airport. The startup would make make frozen bread, dough and cookies, according to information filed with the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development.
Specialty Bakery’s products would be sold to quick-service restaurants, in-store bakeries and food-service distributors. The company says it has secured a 15-year contract with a global quick-service restaurant, making it necessary to kick off development of its first facility.
The company plans to spend about $24.3 million to develop the plant, plus another $54 million for manufacturing, IT, and research and development equipment.
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