The Danone manufacturing plant in Northwest Jacksonville. | Rick Wilson, Danone North America via Jacksonville Daily RecordThe Danone manufacturing plant in Northwest Jacksonville. | Rick Wilson, Danone North America via Jacksonville Daily Record
The Danone manufacturing plant is at 2198 W. Beaver St. in Northwest Jacksonville and has been in operation since 1948.

Danone unveils $65M expansion in Northwest Jax

Published on June 18, 2025 at 11:10 am
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Danone North America on Tuesday unveiled a $65 million expansion of its food production facility on the Westside.

The expansion of the company’s 115,025-square-foot facility at 2198 W. Beaver St. will create almost 200 direct and indirect job, company president Dan Magliocco said.

Magliocco said the expansion will support the continued growth of Danone’s coffee and creamer product manufacturing, including International Delight creamers and STōK Cold Brew Coffee.

Danone’s brands also include Activia, DanActive, Danimals, Dannon, evian, Happy Family, Honest to Goodness, Horizon Organic, International Delight, Oikos, Silk, YoCrunch and others.

Danone has operated in Jacksonville since 1948. The new production line includes a unique bottle-molding process that will increase production capacity and deliver efficiency and sustainability benefits, according to a news release.

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The company also is investing in a new regional distribution center in the area to enhance its supply chain efficiency across the Southeastern U.S., the news release said.


author image Reporter email Dan Scanlan is a veteran journalist with 40 years as a radio, television and print reporter in the Jacksonville area, as well as years of broadcast work in the Northeast. After a stint managing a hotel comedy club, Dan began a 34-year career as police and current events reporter at The Florida Times-Union before joining the staff of WJCT News 89.9.

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