Chattanooga food firm to hire 40 and invest $11 million

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WNA Chattanooga, a maker of disposable food service packaging, plans to invest $11 million in the city, add two new production lines and 40 jobs.

WNA will add a small format manufacturing facility in Chattanooga that will supply thermoformed containers to customers in the Southeast and Central U.S., according to the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce.

"As we've noted with our last expansion, we are the primary U.S. thermoforming operation for WNA," said Greg Dempsey, WNA Chattanooga's vice president of operations, in a statement. "There is a strong potential for growth within the small format footprint that we will be initiating, and with this addition, we are able to greatly expand our product offering."

Charles Wood, vice president of economic development for the Chamber, said WNA's expansion as "a great example of a company successfully building on Chattanooga's strengths as a center of manufacturing."

WNA plans to purchase and install high-speed thermoforming machines to manufacture products such as clam shells and hinged container packaging.

The company will lease 40,000 square feet on Quintus Loop initially, and within three years will take over the remainder of the building, rounding out the operation at 67,000 square feet capable of housing up to 12 production lines.

See more in Wednesday's Times Free Press.

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