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Purina's Wet Pet Food Plant in Mantua Starts Production
Valdaro, Formigosa, Mantua, Lombardy, 46100, ItalyNestlé
Starts 12/31/2029ESTIMATED 73% CONFIDENCEin 3.3 yearsNestlé's announcement of 20 July 2026 says "The project will be developed and integrated over the coming years, with production expected to start in 2029"; a bare year is taken as its last day, 31 December 2029, as an estimate.^[1]
Nestlé's CHF 520 million plant and logistics hub in Mantua, Italy, is due to start making super-premium wet food for cats and dogs for Purina brands in 2029. It will be Purina's 15th production site in Europe, with about 300 jobs expected.
CHF 520M
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Rosy Opens in Cleveland
2912, Church Avenue, Hingetown, Ohio City, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 44113, United StatesRosy
Starts 02/28/2026ESTIMATED 75% CONFIDENCE208 days agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as February 2026, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.^[1]
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AI09/23/2026@TechDesk
NVIDIA Secures the PORTS-Pike AI Campus in Ohio With SB Energy and OpenAI
NVIDIA…Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Scioto Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States
Starts 08/17/2026CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE38 days agoThe release is dated August 17, 2026 ("NVIDIA^[1] announced that it has secured land, power and shell (LPS) capacity through a partnership with SB Energy^[5]"), and NVIDIA's 8-K says it announced the partnership and entered the residual value guaranties on August 17, 2026; the release gives no time, so the pin is all-day.
NVIDIA guarantees leases on about 4.25 GW of AI factory capacity at SB Energy's PORTS-Pike campus on the old Portsmouth uranium-enrichment plant in Pike County, Ohio, with OpenAI as tenant and NVIDIA's exposure capped at $105 billion.
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Eleven Madison Park Reopens With a Plant-Based Menu
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Leo's Opens in Santa Fe
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PepsiCo, which owns Frito-Lay and Quaker Oats, has set a goal to design 100% of its packaging to be recyclable, compostable, biodegradable or reusable by 2025.
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Purina's^[1][5] release, datelined "BATAVIA, Ohio, Aug. 31, 2026", says leaders "gathered today to celebrate the official grand opening" of the factory; WCPO^[4] reports "Monday marked the facility's grand opening" on 31 August 2026.

Start: Aug 31, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Purina Opens Its $550 Million Pet Food Factory in Ohio

Purina's first factory built from the ground up since 1975, a 1.3-million-square-foot plant making Purina Pro Plan, Purina ONE and Dog Chow, officially opened east of Cincinnati. It is the largest investment Nestlé has made in a Purina plant and employs more than 430 people, heading for 500.

Nestlé Purina PetCare held the official grand opening of its pet food factory in Batavia, Ohio, with community leaders, elected officials and Purina associates^[1][4]
The plant represents an investment of more than $550 million, the largest Nestlé has made in a Purina manufacturing facility, and is Purina's first factory built from the ground up since 1975^[1]
It is already producing Purina Pro Plan, Purina ONE and Dog Chow, and employs more than 430 associates, with plans for more than 500 when fully operational^[1]
About 30 miles east of Cincinnati, it is Purina's 24th US factory and its second in Ohio after Zanesville, which has operated since 1973^[1][3]
Plans for the Batavia plant were announced in October 2020; Purina's 23rd US plant, a converted MillerCoors brewery in Eden, North Carolina, opened in 2024^[3]
Purina had announced the August grand opening in May, marking the factory's move to full production^[5]

Notable features

1.3 million square feet, with a design of more than 10 storeys^[1]
Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS), robotics and digital manufacturing tools, and a Manufacturing Experience Center for visitors and students^[1]
Boston Dynamics' Spot robot dog runs thermal and acoustic inspections of machinery^[2]
Designed to feed about eight million pets a year^[1]
Sources Ohio-grown crops and ingredients, according to Ohio's agriculture director^[4]

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Cost $550M

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newscenter.purina.com/2026-08-31-Purina-Opens-New-Pet-Food-Factory-in-Ohio,-Its-First-Built-from-the-Ground-Up-in-More-Than-50-Years
newscenter.purina.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Aug 31, 2026 ✓· 23% of score
Purina's^[5] release, datelined "BATAVIA, Ohio, Aug. 31, 2026", says leaders "gathered today to celebrate the official grand opening" of the factory; WCPO^[4] reports "Monday marked the facility's grand opening" on 31 August 2026.
[2]85%
Nestlé Purina PetCare Opens $550M Pet Food Plant in Ohio
foodengineeringmag.com· Published Sep 1, 2026· 21% of score
Food Engineering: grand opening on Aug. 31; Spot, created by Boston Dynamics, conducts thermal and acoustic inspections; $550 million, 1.3 million sq ft, 24th US factory.^[1]
[3]82%
Nestlé Purina Opens Batavia, Ohio, Pet Food Facility
foodprocessing.com· Published Sep 1, 2026· 21% of score
Food Processing: first green-field Purina^[1][5] factory since 1975, second in Ohio with Zanesville, plans announced October 2020, Eden NC brewery conversion opened in 2024.
[4]85%
New Nestlé Purina plant opens, bringing hundreds of jobs to Clermont County
wcpo.com· Published Aug 31, 2026· 21% of score
WCPO 9 at the opening: 'Monday marked the facility's grand opening'; plant in Williamsburg Township; 430 associates heading to 500; Ohio-grown crops in the ingredients.
[5]78%
Purina Announces Grand Opening for New Ohio Pet Food Factory
newscenter.purina.com· Published May 26, 2026· 14% of score
Purina's^[1] May notice that the Batavia factory would hold its official grand opening in August, marking its transition to full production; then 340 associates.

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Food09/24/2026@BuildDesk
Purina's Wet Pet Food Plant in Mantua Starts Production
Valdaro, Formigosa, Mantua, Lombardy, 46100, ItalyNestlé
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2912, Church Avenue, Hingetown, Ohio City, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 44113, United StatesRosy
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NVIDIA…Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Scioto Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States
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11 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10010, United StatesDaniel Humm Hospitality
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Leo's Santa fe, 1200, Hickox Street, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, 87501, United StatesLeo's
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PepsiCo, which owns Frito-Lay and Quaker Oats, has set a goal to design 100% of its packaging to be recyclable, compostable, biodegradable or reusable by 2025.
PepsiCo…
Starts 01/01/2025 UNVERIFIED 73% CONFIDENCE1.7 years ago
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That move alone was able to deliver 12 million pounds of plastic out of the environment, PepsiCo said
In April, Frito-Lay and Quaker Oats opened a new learning center for packaging innovation at Frito-Lay’s research and development headquarters in Texas, where it will field test, measure and analyze compostable packaging, aiming to make the process of testing products to certification-ready at least two to three times faster.
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Buckhorn Exchange, 1000, Osage Street, La Alma–Lincoln Park, Denver, Colorado, 80204, United StatesBuckhorn Exchange
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1441, 26th Street, Curtis Park, Five Points, Denver, Colorado, 80205, United StatesHeretik
Starts 05/08/2026CONFIRMED 78% CONFIDENCE139 days agoThe Denver Gazette^[3] of Monday 11 May 2026 says Theo Adley "opened his second restaurant Heretík ... at 1441 26th St. on Friday", which is 8 May. Westword^[4] had announced on 1 May that it would open on Wednesday (6 May); the report written after the event is taken over the announcement.
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209, North Kutch Street, Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon, 97111, United StatesHayward…
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