Walmart, America’s largest retail store, has announced its plans to build its third milk processing plant – this time in Robinson, Texas, which is just south of Waco. The $350 million facility is slated to open in 2026, with Walmart saying the new facility will source its milk primarily from Texas dairy farmers.
This news comes off the heels of the company’s announcement in October last year to build a second processing plant in Valdosta, Ga. The Georgia facility is expected to open in 2025.
In the past, Walmart has purchased its great-value branded milk from other dairy cooperatives. However, over the last decade, the retail giant has built a series of milk processing plants to control the production of one of the most price-sensitive grocery commodities. Walmart opened its first fluid milk processing facility in 2018 in Fort Wayne, Ind.
By TAYLOR LEACH
March 7, 2024
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