Pan Pepin Invests USD40m in Bayamón Facilities

Puerto Rican company Pan Pepín Inc. inaugurated its new facilities in Bayamón, where it invested USD40m to double current production.

The expansion includes the construction of “a new and modern bread making plant and the installation of the most modern production line in the Caribbean,” company executives said.

“We’re very pleased that Pan Pepin, a Puerto Rican company that for many years has fed our families, made the decision to again expand its operations, with an investment of about USD40m and add 38 additional jobs to the more than 500 existing ones, to continue investing in our island and its people,” said Gov. Ricardo Rosselló about the development, according to newsismybusiness.com.

“Companies like this show us once again that when we produce the highest quality, with our dedicated and committed workforce, the established goals are achieved,” he said.

Meanwhile, Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy said the expansion in Bayamón involved the construction of a 40,000sqf building, a wastewater treatment plant, and a parking lot.

The new plant will be dedicated to the production of the Pepín Club variety of sandwich bread.

Pan Pepin was founded in 1974 and has been dedicated to producing breads, rolls and wheat flour tortillas for more than 40 years. The new plant reaffirms the company’s vision to continue to invest to grow the operation to provide the highest quality products in the market, Somoza said.