6A — May 2023 — Office & Industrial/Distribution Centers — M id A tlantic Real Estate Journal
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O ffice & I ndustrial /D istribution C enters Company plans to create 20 additional jobs at the new site over the next three years Fisher’s Popcorn chooses Delaware for major expansion of manufacturing/wholesale opera tions
USSEX COUNTY, DE — Fisher’s Popcorn, which has produced hand-crafted gourmet popcorn in Delaware for 40 years, has chosen s/f, DE, as the location for a new $4.85 million facility that will more than quadruple space for its manufacturing and wholesale operations. The company’s current pro- duction facility in Fenwick Island, DE, is 2,000 s/f, and the new 17-acre site on Delaware Rte. 20 just off the U.S. Rte. 113 corridor is almost 10,000 s/f. The additional space will allow Fisher’s Popcorn of Delaware to utilize new equipment – in- S
experience and the Sussex County business community for 40 years, and we’re glad the company has chosen to expand here for its next phase of growth,” said Governor John Carney . “Delaware is a great place for manufacturing. This new facility will enable Fisher’s Popcorn to better serve its existing customers and grow its production and wholesale operations.” Fisher’s Popcorn was founded in Ocean City, MD, in 1937, and a branch of the founder’s family began operating Fisher’s Pop- corn of DE independent from the original company in 1983. Still family-owned/operated, Fisher’s Popcorn of DeE has retail shops in the resort towns of Fenwick Island, Rehoboth Beach and Bethany Beach. Fisher’s Popcorn officials pre - sented to Delaware’s Council on Development Finance an application for a Jobs Perfor- mance Grant of $60,000 and a Capital Expenditure Grant of $145,500 from the Delaware Strategic Fund to support the company’s investment in construction, fit-out costs and new equipment. Distribution of grants from the Delaware Strategic Fund are dependent on the company meeting com- mitments as outlined to the CDF, which reviewed and ap- proved Fisher’s Popcorn of DE’s request for up to $205,500 in total grant funding. “We’re very grateful for the opportunity to expand our op- erations while still being part of our local community here in Delaware,” said VP Russell Hall, who runs the company’s wholesale and e-commerce di- visions. “This expansion will enable us to bring the classic flavors of the Delaware beach resorts to more people around the country while adding quality jobs in Sussex County. The grant assistance from the state is a key component to making this happen.” Delaware Prosperity Part- nership began helping Fisher’s Popcorn explore how it could continue to grow in Delaware in 2022. Providing additional assistance throughout the site search and other location pro- cesses was Bill Pfaff , director of economic development for Sussex County. “We are so excited that Fisher’s Popcorn’s new manu- facturing facility is calling Sussex County its home,” Pfaff said. MAREJ
turing, retail, wholesale and e-commerce operations, all of which are in Sussex County. The company plans to create 20 additional wholesale jobs at the new site over the next three years. “Fisher’s Popcorn has been a part of the Delaware beach
cluding two kettles and a large packaging machine – that will increase production capacity many times over. For example, bag-packing capabilities will
rise from eight bags per minute to 30 to 35 bags per minute. Fisher’s Popcorn of Delaware currently has 22 full-time em- ployees staffing its manufac -
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