REPUBLIC, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri company that makes bottled spices and seasonings is moving to larger quarters about 20 miles away.
Red Monkey Foods originally operated from a small building in Golden City. The company has operated from a plant in Mount Vernon for the past eight years, but founder Jeff Brinkhoff says it’s outgrown that space as well.
KOLR-TV reports Red Monkey is now preparing to move to a new, 60,000-square-foot plant in Republic. Construction in Republic’s Brookline Business Park is scheduled to begin this fall.
Red Monkey produces bottled spices and seasonings, including private-label gourmet spices, that are sold in supermarkets around the country.
Brinkhoff says 128 jobs will be transferred from Mount Vernon to Republic, with an additional 40 employees to be hired over 18 months.