Dainty Rice Announces its Largest Expansion to Date | Food Manufacturing

The company said $20 million project sets the stage for "unprecedented growth."

Dainty Rice's has announced an investment of $20 million to enhance its Windsor, Ontario, facility with ready-to-heat rice production lines.

The company said the investment reinforces Dainty's position in the North American private label market. Phase 1 is operational, and phase 2 is expected to be completed in early 2025.

The enhancements at the Windsor plant bring further innovation, efficiency and sustainability to the forefront of its operations. With streamlined production processes and strategic outsourcing, the project will contribute to reducing Dainty's carbon footprint by approximately 2,000 metric tons annually.

Dainty's production line is already fully operational; the first ready-to-heat rice pouches are rolling off the line and out to the retail market.

With the capability to produce a wide variety of rice, pulses, grains and pastas in thousands of different recipes, Dainty is well-positioned to meet the growing demands of the private label sector across North America. To date, Dainty has partnered with several private label brands to introduce new flavors and varieties of ready-to-heat rice and pulses.

The expansion in North American production capacity will enable Dainty to serve private label clients across the continent, offering 90-second ready-to-heat pouches of rice, grains, pulses and pastas.