Walmart celebrated the opening of its third milk processing facility April 29, a $350 million investment that has created more than 400 new jobs in Robinson, Texas.
Sourcing milk directly from local dairy farmers, the 300,000-square-foot facility will process and bottle a variety of milk options, including gallon, half-gallon, whole, 2 percent, 1 percent, skim and 1 percent chocolate milk that will be sold under Walmart’s Great Value and Sam’s Club Member’s Mark brands.
The plant will supply more than 650 Walmart stores and Sam’s Clubs across the South Central U.S.
Resilient supply chain
John Laney, EVP of food at Walmart U.S., heralded the opening
“It will bolster our capacity to meet the demand for high-quality milk, make our supply chain more resilient, while increasing freshness by reducing the time from dairy farm to shelf, bringing more consistency, more transparency and more value to our customers,” he said.
Investing in U.S. manufacturing
The opening follows the company’s investment in its first milk processing facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and its second milk in Valdosta, Georgia, which debuted last year.
In addition, Walmart has two case-ready beef facilities – in Thomasville, Georgia, and Olathe, Kansas.
The efforts also support Walmart’s commitment to U.S. manufacturing and its pledge to invest $350 billion in products made, grown or assembled in the U.S. by 2031.
In fiscal year 2025, more than two-thirds of Walmart U.S.’s total product spend was on items made, grown or assembled in the U.S.
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Supporting the community
To mark the opening, Walmart awarded grants to several community organizations.
Recipients of the $5,000 grants included Stewards of the Wild, Texas State Technical College’s WorkSITE program, Robinson High School, the Robinson Food pantry and Waco Caritas Food Bank.
Over the past year, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation donated $204 million to nonprofits across Texas, including providing 100 million pounds of food.
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