Source: US State of Pennsylvania
October 23, 2024 – Waterford, PA
ADVISORY – ERIE COUNTY – Governor Shapiro, Agriculture Secretary Redding to Announce Significant Investment in Local Potato Farm and Fry Company
Governor Josh Shapiro and Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding will join Troyer, Inc. to announce the Commonwealth’s significant new investment in its organic farm fry company, Folkland Foods, to build out a state-of-the-art organic potato fry manufacturing plant, creating 50 new local jobs in the first three years.
Folkland Foods is a start-up organic food company based in Erie County and will continue the Troyer family’s rich legacy and impact in the northwestern Pennsylvania snack foods industry.
The Shapiro Administration’s Economic Development Strategy puts agriculture front and center – with the Governor’s 2024-25 budget making critical investment to support and attract new agricultural businesses and build the future of American agriculture right here in Pennsylvania.
WHO:
Governor Josh Shapiro
Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding
Zachary Troyer, Co-Founder of Folkland Foods
Brian Garlick, Chief Operating Officer of Folkland Foods
WHEN:
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 1:15 PM
WHERE:
Folkland Foods
817 Rt. 97
Waterford, PA 16441
LIVE STREAM:
pacast.com/live/gov
governor.pa.gov/live/
RSVP:
Press who are interested in attending must RSVP with the names and phone numbers for each member of their team to ra-gvgovpress@pa.gov.