Planters Company Clears Major Hurdle for $20 Million Expansion at Arkansas Facility

SUGAR LAND--October 6, 2010--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Planters Company Incorporated, a business unit of Kraft Foods Company (NYSE:KFT) (Northfield, Illinois), recently received approval to access local incentives for a planned expansion at the company's roasted nut manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas. However, the project still needs approval from the company's corporate board to proceed with the $20 million capital expenditure.