--- title: Expanded Wilmington, IL Facility Featuring Batory Foods Innovation Center description: Batory Foods Unveils Expanded Wilmington, IL Facility Featuring Batory Foods Innovation Center image: https://blog.batoryfoods.com/hubfs/Hubspot%20Blog%20post%20covers%20for%20PR%20-%20wilmington.png --- # Expanded Wilmington, IL Facility Featuring Batory Foods Innovation Center ![Batory Foods](https://blog.batoryfoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%201@4x.png?width=48&height=48&name=Asset%201@4x.png) By Batory Foods 1 min read Sep 24, 2024 ##### Share - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.batoryfoods.com/blog/expanded-wilmington-il-facility&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.batoryfoods.com/blog/expanded-wilmington-il-facility&media=https://44268242.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/44268242/Hubspot%20Blog%20post%20covers%20for%20PR%20-%20wilmington.png](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.batoryfoods.com/blog/expanded-wilmington-il-facility&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.batoryfoods.com/blog/expanded-wilmington-il-facility&media=https://44268242.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/44268242/Hubspot%20Blog%20post%20covers%20for%20PR%20-%20wilmington.png) ### Batory Foods Unveils Expanded Wilmington, IL Facility #### Featuring Batory Foods Innovation Center 16,000 square-foot space will be dedicated to custom blending, packaging and applications development services. *Rosemont, IL *– **Batory Foods**, a national distributor of food and fine ingredients, has announced the expansion of its Wilmington, IL facility with the addition of a new **Batory ****Foods Innovation Center**. The 16,000 square-foot space includes a dedicated upstairs lab area and a blending facility, significantly enhancing the company’s capabilities in applications development, custom blending and packaging services. Batory Foods hosted a ribbon-cutting event on September 12 to mark this milestone, providing customers and vendors with an experiential tour of the newly upgraded site. Batory’s Wilmington facility underwent substantial upgrades to accommodate the new lab and blending spaces, which offer a range of high-value services, including testing, one-pack solution creation, sourcing well-researched ingredients, and comprehensive documentation. Additionally, the site also allows for advanced blending capabilities, including micro dosing and custom labeling, allowing Batory Foods to deliver tailored solutions to meet customer needs. As part of this expansion, Batory Foods has made a substantial investment in technical talent, welcoming a new R&D team with over 40 years of cumulative food science experience. The team’s expertise spans various fields, including research and development, quality assurance, safety, and operations. “The new lab and blending capabilities at our Wilmington facility represent our ongoing commitment to innovation and service excellence. This expansion allows us to enhance our technical and solution-based acumen, delivering even greater value to our customers and partners,” said Jessica Zielinski, Vice President of Strategic Growth and Marketing at Batory Foods. “The Wilmington site is designed to be a dynamic, evolving space that will continue to adapt to the needs of the product categories we serve, such as beverages, confectionery, bakery, and nutrition."   [ Download ](https://www.batorysmartboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Batory-Foods-Batory-Sweetener-Solutions-Lab-Ribbon-Cutting_9.24.24.pdf)   ### Relevant posts [![Consumers are continually seeking snacks with more protein, more fiber, and less sugar. ](https://blog.batoryfoods.com/hubfs/Blog%20cover.png) ](https://blog.batoryfoods.com/blog/innovating-the-snack-aisle-how-better-for-you-snacking-is-reshaping-the-future-of-food) [Innovating the Snack Aisle: How Better-for-You Snacking Is Reshaping the Future of Food](https://blog.batoryfoods.com/blog/innovating-the-snack-aisle-how-better-for-you-snacking-is-reshaping-the-future-of-food) 29 Jun, 2026 [![](https://blog.batoryfoods.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_1569350353.jpeg) ](https://blog.batoryfoods.com/blog/glp-1-offerings) [GLP-1 Ingredient Solutions for a Changing Nutrition Landscape](https://blog.batoryfoods.com/blog/glp-1-offerings) 16 Feb, 2026 [![Bowls of various ingredients](https://blog.batoryfoods.com/hubfs/Top%2010%20Trends%20blog%20cover%202026.png) ](https://blog.batoryfoods.com/blog/top-10-food-beverage-trends-for-2026) [The Top 10 Food & Beverage Trends Shaping 2026](https://blog.batoryfoods.com/blog/top-10-food-beverage-trends-for-2026) 15 Jan, 2026 ### Rather Listen? 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