Walmart is opening a $350 million milk processing plant in Texas

The Robinson, Texas facility will supply more than 650 Walmart and Sam's Club locations across the South Central U.S. and create over 400 jobs

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Walmart $WMT opened its third owned and operated milk processing facility in Robinson, Texas, representing an investment of more than $350 million, the company said.

Spanning more than 300,000 square feet, the facility handles milk processing and bottling across a range of varieties — including whole, 2%, 1%, skim, and 1% chocolate — under Walmart's Great Value and Sam's Club Member's Mark private label brands. Products from the plant will reach more than 650 Walmart and Sam's Club locations throughout the South Central U.S.

"The opening of our new facility in Robinson, Texas, will help us deliver more of what our customers want — fresh, affordable food and quality they can trust," John Laney, Walmart U.S. executive vice president of food, said in a statement. "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."

The plant sources milk from local dairy farmers and will create more than 400 jobs, Walmart said. To mark the opening, Walmart awarded $5,000 grants each to five local organizations, including Robinson High School, the Robinson Food Pantry, and the Waco Caritas Food Bank.

The Robinson plant is the third in a dairy processing expansion that Walmart first announced in early 2016, according to Reuters. Fort Wayne, Indiana was home to the first facility, which launched in 2018, while Valdosta, Georgia followed with a second location that came online in December of last year. Rounding out its owned production footprint, Walmart runs case-ready beef operations at sites in Thomasville, Georgia, and Olathe, Kansas.

The dairy expansion is part of Walmart's broader commitment to U.S. manufacturing. The company has pledged to invest $350 billion in products made, grown, or assembled in the U.S. by 2031, and in its fiscal year 2025, more than two-thirds of Walmart U.S.'s total product spend went toward domestically sourced items, the company said.

A 2024 announcement, reported by Reuters, outlined Walmart's intention to construct five automated warehouses designed to handle perishable goods — including dairy, meat, and fresh produce — with the goal of getting grocery orders to customers faster.

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