SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA — Schreiber received official approval from the Shippensburg Borough Council for a conditional use application that paves the way for a $144 million plant expansion. This investment will support our long-term goals to reduce water usage, increase yogurt production and grow our team with new full-time roles.

The approved plan includes an 18,000-square-foot addition to the south side of the plant, a new 2,000-square-foot milk receiving dock and updated truck parking. Once complete, the expansion is expected to boost yogurt output by 100 million pounds annually and create approximately 50 new full-time positions.

Schreiber’s typical water usage is about 500,000 to 600,000 gallons per day—nearly a third of the borough’s daily municipal capacity of 2.5 to 3 million gallons. Company representatives emphasized that the expansion’s updated filtration and reclamation systems are intended to lower overall consumption while maintaining compliance with borough and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection discharge standards.

Justin Townley, engineering leader for Schreiber Foods, told council the expansion is designed to comply with municipal infrastructure limits by incorporating water reclamation and wastewater reduction systems. He said the upgrades will allow the facility to expand without placing additional demand on the borough’s water or sewer systems.

Read more in the Shippensburg News-Chronicle.