Albany Farms Relocates Food Manufacturing Operation To Belle Fourche

Move will eventually mean hundreds of jobs coming to the area

BELLE FOURCHE – Albany Farms has chosen to move the headquarters of its food manufacturing operations from Los Angeles to Belle Fourche, S.D., with the goal of beginning production of their signature line of ramen noodle product later this year. According to Bill Saller, President and CEO, the operation will initially employ up to 60 workers with expansion plans to be phased in over the next four years that will greatly increase production and bring more than 500 hundred additional jobs.

Albany Farms has closed on the purchase of the old Permian Tank facility in the Belle Fourche Rail and Industrial Park and will begin production of Twisted Noodle ramen noodles as soon as December. The company plans to expand upon the 50,000 square foot building with a 100,000 square foot addition. Initially the company plans to employ 150 workers by the spring and hopes to expand to several hundred workers by the middle of the decade. 

“This is an exciting time for Belle Fourche and an exciting time for our community moving forward,” said Renae Shaffer, President of the Belle Fourche Economic Development (BFED) Board of Directors. “What is most impressive about this company is how it works with our roots in agriculture. It’s the type of business that is perfect for our community.”

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