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Serving up a local solution – Montana Food Products, LLC

The state’s first privately owned food processing center, Montana Food Products, LLC, opened earlier this month in Lolo, filling a major void in western Montana’s local food network. President Ron Oberlander of Florence says he invested $500,000 into building the facility, which he expects to be utilized by local food producers as well as to process products from his other businesses, Montana Cattle Co. and US Omega 3 Foods.

Food processing served as Montana’s top industry up through World War II, but now, thanks to cheap fuel and an improved transportation infrastructure, in-state processing is so minimal the census doesn’t keep data on it.

By: Matthew Frank

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