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On June 15, King Arthur Flour will break ground on a major expansion of its bakery, store and school in Norwich, Vt. The new energy-efficient facility will accommodate the company’s ongoing growth by consolidating two existing buildings into one new/renovated space, creating a new place to showcase its passion for baking.

Throughout the project, the 100 percent employee-owned company will continue all bakery, retail and educational operations.

“It has been a dream of ours, long in the making, to create a facility where our visitors can fully experience our passion for baking — whether through taking a class at our Baking Education Center, watching our artisan bakers in action, enjoying lunch at our café or shopping at our Baker’s Store,” says Karen Colberg, a vice president and general manager at King Arthur Flour. “The next year creating this facility will be a great adventure, and we look forward to sharing the journey with our customers as we remain open throughout construction.”

The estimated $8 to $10 million project will be completed in stages and is scheduled to be finished in July 2012.

Source: King Arthur Flour