The Kyle Economic Development announced this week that ATX Specialty Foods will be the anchor tenant of a 73,000-square-foot building at the Hays Commerce Center. The company will operate from a custom-built production facility will take up 53,000 square feet of the building, with 20,000 square feet being leased out to other commercial tenants.
ATX Specialty Foods is a contract producer of dips and sauces for a number or brands and restaurants. Their client list includes Texas mainstays like Hopdoddy, Pluckers, Tarka and Julio’s sauces that are sold in store.
“We partner with great restaurants and food companies to offer them our broad range of product and packaging capabilities for their specialty sauces and dips while maintaining their brand’s same authenticity and consistency,” said John Anderson, CEO and founder of ATX Specialty Foods. “Moving our operation to Kyle just felt right, the location along the I-35 Corridor worked for team members and partners alike and the whole process moved quickly from the start.”
The new production facility will offer larger production run capabilities for specialty items, food service production, packaging options and product development opportunities. Currently, ATX Specialty Foods has approximately 44 employees. Though Anderson said they will be looking to expand their operation once they move into the new facilities, which is projected for summer 2022.
“We are excited to have a business like ATX Specialty Foods join our growing and thriving business community,” Kyle Economic Development Director Diana Blank-Torres said. “They are bringing a unique industry and job opportunities to our local economy that will further strengthen our economic diversity and sustainability.”
