Ferrero North America has announced plans to build a new chocolate manufacturing center in Bloomington, Illinois, its first chocolate production plant in North America.

Emulsifier manufacturer Palsgaard A/S will invest 750 million Danish Kroner ($113 million) to more than double production capacity at its Danish facility by 2024.

Cargill has invested €3.5 million ($3.93 million) in its facility at Kalmthout, Belgium to increase its capabilities for producing gourmet chocolate.

Russell Stover Chocolates has announced plans to expand its production facilities in Kansas and Texas and close its plant in Montrose, Colorado next year.

The Hershey Co. is investing $104 million into an 111,000-sq.-ft. expansion of its factory in northern Virginia.

Fazer Group plans to invest €40 million in a new production facility in Lahti, Finland, to move further into the plant-based product market.

Once complete, the expansion will add nearly 100 local jobs and bring the facility to a total of 67,000 sq. ft. of warehousing and packaging space.

Wolfgang Confectioners, one of the longest-running confection companies in America, is expanding.