$EDBLAug 25, 2026, 11:37 AMAI processed
Edible Garden hires Tetra Pak veteran as senior project manager for Prairie Hills RTD plant
AI Summary
Edible Garden (EDBL, EDBLW) named Ernesto Insignares, a former Tetra Pak capital-projects manager, as Senior Project Manager to lead development and execution of its Prairie Hills ready-to-drink (RTD) manufacturing facility in Webster City, Iowa. Prairie Hills is being converted into a Tetra Pak-based shelf-stable beverage hub expected to have capacity of more than 100 million units annually, the company says prototypes were successfully produced at Tetra Pak’s development center, and Insignares is expected to support the move from design into construction, commissioning and commercial production.
Positives
- New hire has direct Tetra Pak experience in capital expenditure management and complex manufacturing project execution
- Prairie Hills is being positioned as a high-capacity RTD beverage hub with expected >100 million units/year capacity
- Company validated clean-label RTD prototypes under commercial processing conditions at Tetra Pak’s New Product Development Center
Negatives
- Prairie Hills is still in development — construction, equipment installation and commissioning remain to be completed
- No timeline, cost estimate or clear commercial launch date disclosed for commissioning or full production
- No binding customer or revenue commitments for the expanded RTD capacity were announced