CJ Foodville Corporation will invest more than $47 million in a new bakery and food processing plant in Gainesville. The facility will create an estimated 285 jobs in Hall County.
The company is a subsidiary of CJ Group, one of the largest food service and food processing companies in South Korea.
New facility to open in 2025
The move into Hall County marks CJ Foodville’s debut in U.S.-based production. The company first entered the U.S. market in 2004 with its TOUS les JOURS bakery café brand, which currently has 100 outlets across 26 states, four of them in Georgia.
“Based on our strong profitability, we have decided to establish a factory in the U.S. to enhance our production and supply capabilities in response to the expanding scale of the TOUS les JOURS business,” said CJ Foodville USA CEO Tony Hunsoo Ahn.
The new facility will be located at the Gainesville Business Park. The Korea Economic Daily says the manufacturing plant will occupy about 90,000 square meters (nearly 1 million square feet). It’s expected to have an annual output capacity of over 100 million items, including Tous les Jours’ frozen dough and cakes.
“The aim is to break ground within this year and complete the construction by 2025,” a company source told The Korea Economic Daily.
CJ Foodville will be hiring for positions in procurement, production, logistics, quality control, utility, HR/Accounting, and supply chain management related positions.
A welcome investment
Governor Brian Kemp and economic leaders welcomed news of CJ Foodville’s Northeast Georgia investment.
“We are excited for CJ Foodville to support its TOUS les JOURS brand from Georgia and partner with the Hall County community to create lasting jobs,” the governor said.
Gainesville Mayor Sam Couvillon said the city has been “setting the table” for CJ Foodville by expanding Gainesville’s infrastructure network to the new business park.
“We are excited to have another globally branded food company call the Gainesville-Hall County Metro home,” Couvillon said.
Gainesville-Hall County is home to 330 global manufacturers and processors. Vice President of Economic Development for the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Tim Evans touts the new Inland Port Terminal as one of the things attracting new investment.
“Gainesville-Hall County offers a competitive advantage for food and pharmaceutical businesses by connecting them to world-class talent, industry-specific training at Lanier Technical College, a network of cold-chain logistics providers, and global markets through Georgia Port Authority’s new Inland Port Terminal, expected to open in 2026,” said Evans.
For more on CJ Foodville, visit the company’s website.
