HILBERT, Wis (WSAU-Wheeler News) An eastern Wisconsin cheese-maker says it will expand its production plant in Hilbert and create 140 new jobs. Sargento Cheese says construction will start soon on a 60,000 square foot addition.
The company expects to start hiring new people in the middle of next year.
Sargento is based in Plymouth. It makes cheeses for the retail and food service markets, plus ingredients for other products.
The Hilbert plant now has 135 employees.
Sargento is also expanding at plants in Elkhart Lake and Kiel.
