Ninth Avenue Foods, a California-based fourth-generation family-owned dairy and beverage company, started building a new facility in Longview, Texas, on July 20, 2026, Dairy News Today reported.
The company filed the necessary paperwork with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to build the $76 million dairy plant; the plant is expected to create 150 area jobs.
The Longview plant is planned to cover 288,786 sq. ft. and is slated for completion by Nov. 1, 2027.
Dairy News Today reported that the Longview Economic Development Corp. (LEDCO) played a key role in landing the company
LEDCO CEO Wayne Mansfield told Dairy News Today that several other Texas cities were considered, but Longview was chosen in part because of its adequate water supply. In October 2025, the LEDCO board of directors approved a performance agreement to facilitate establishing the plant.
The new facility will be the third Ninth Avenue Foods manufacturing plant, with operations ongoing in California and Indiana, Dairy News Today reported.
A contractor wasn't named.
