Davisco Foods, headquartered in Le Sueur, Minn. has announced that a multi-phase, $8.22 million improvement project to the Lake Norden Cheese Co., S.D. is on track to complete in May 2008. When completed, Lake Norden will increase its whey processing capacity by 60 percent.

The company is adding a new whey pasteurizer, additions to its whey processing infrastructure and upgrades to the factory’s utility infrastructure to accommodate future growth in both milk and cheese processing capacity. The Lake Norden factory also is adding nearly 50,000 square feet to its dry storage capacity.

Davisco Foods International operates five dairy processing plants in South Dakota, Minnesota and Idaho.