Schenectady, NY—BelGioioso Cheese, Inc., is planning to expand its operations in Schenectady county, NY, the Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority announced Monday.

BelGioioso Cheese will renovate Building 403, a 120,000-square-foot building located at the Glenville Business & Tech Park. The renovated building will include 60,000 square feet of new cold storage/cooler space plus offices and room for future xpansion.

In 2019, BelGioioso built a new $30 million, 100,000-squarefoot manufacturing plant in Glenville, NY, at a 40-acre site that the company purchased from Metroplex. Once the newly renovated storage facility is open, 10 new jobs will be added in Glenville.

“We are pleased to announce this new cold storage facility in Glenville to service the needs of our rapidly expanding business,” said Tim Cronin, BelGioioso Cheese general manager.

“We have seen tremendous growth from our operations in Schenectady county; a testament to the commitment and leadership of our owners, the Auricchio family, our dedicated employees, dairy farm partners and our loyal customers,” Cronin added.

BelGioioso recently acquired the Polly-O cheese brand, which includes Ricotta, Mozzarella, Asiago, Provolone, and Parmesan, as well as Whole Milk Curd for making Fresh Mozzarella.

“As a national company, we know that BelGioioso can invest anywhere, and for the second time in the past four years, they have chosen to invest in a new project right here in Schenectady county,” said Anthony Jasenski, chairman of the Schenectady County Legislature.

“We thank BelGioioso for their continued commitment to our community, and our economic development team for their dedication to bringing new economic investment to the county.”

“We are so proud of the great cheeses made in Glenville by BelGioioso and its dedicated employees,” said Ray Gillen, Metroplex chair. “When we sold 40 acres to the company, we hoped they would expand and we are pleased to see this major building renovation move forward.”