Overview
- Walmart’s more than 300,000-square-foot Valdosta plant will package milk for Great Value and Sam’s Club’s Member’s Mark brands.
- The facility will source from North Florida and South Georgia dairy farms, with many suppliers located about 60 miles away.
- More than 400 jobs are being created at the site, with wages expected to top $60,000 a year, according to local coverage.
- Walmart marked the opening with community grants, including $5,000 to Greater Valdosta United Way and $8,000 to the Valdosta High School Marching Cats.
- The launch follows prior investments in an Indiana dairy plant and case-ready beef facilities in Georgia and Kansas, as Walmart shares traded slightly lower but near a 52-week high.