Hill’s Pet Nutrition, a division of Colgate-Palmolive, has recently unveiled its newest manufacturing plant in Tonganoxie, Kansas. Spanning over 80 acres and encompassing 365,000 square feet of space, this state-of-the-art facility will significantly increase production capacity for Hill’s Science Diet and Prescription Diet brands.
The opening of the Tonganoxie plant marks a significant advancement in automation and technology within the pet food industry. Equipped with artificial intelligence for digital food safety monitoring systems as well as automated robotic devices and end-to-end digital processes to ensure safety throughout production. Additionally,the facility has been awarded LEED Gold certification.
In collaboration with the Kansas Department of Commerce, Leavenworth County Development Corporation,City of Tonganoxie,Evergy,and Kansas Gas Service,Hill’s opened this cutting-edge plant which has created over 100 job opportunities in the local area.