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2026
Bauducco opens largest US manufacturing facility in Florida
June 30, 2026
Milling Middle East & Africa
Located in Zephyrhills, Florida, within the growing industrial corridor of Pasco County, the state-of-the-art 160,000-square-foot plant brings advanced production technology directly to the North American market, vastly increasing the brand’s local footprint.
(Read Full Article) Bauducco launches biggest US manufacturing facility
June 30, 2026
Food & Business News
Brazilian baked foods manufacturer Bauducco Foods has opened its largest US production facility in Zephyrhills, Fla., just northeast of Tampa.
(Read Full Article)Exclusive look inside Bauducco’s largest facility to date
June 30, 2026
Commercial Baking
It was a crowded lot with industry peers, local officials and company leadership in attendance at the June 26 grand opening of Bauducco’s new Zephyrhills, FL, production facility.
(Read Full Article)Bauducco Opens Wafer Production Facility in Florida
June 30, 2026
PR Newswire
For three generations, Bauducco® has done one thing exceptionally well: make food worth sharing. Its Wafer Cookies -- layered, crisp, and impossible to eat just one of -- have been a staple of Brazilian households for decades. Its rich cream-filled cookies, classic butter biscuits, and beloved seasonal specialties have traveled from pantries in São Paulo to celebrations across more than 50 countries. Today, that story takes its most ambitious chapter yet.
(Read Full Article)Bauducco® Opens Largest U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Zephyrhills, Florida, Bringing 75 Years of Brazilian Baking Craftsmanship to American Tables
June 26, 2026
PR Newswire
For three generations, Bauducco® has done one thing exceptionally well: make food worth sharing. Its Wafer Cookies -- layered, crisp, and impossible to eat just one of -- have been a staple of Brazilian households for decades. Its rich cream-filled cookies, classic butter biscuits, and beloved seasonal specialties have traveled from pantries in São Paulo to celebrations across more than 50 countries. Today, that story takes its most ambitious chapter yet.
(Read Full Article)Pasco County pitches defense industry growth during Tampa’s SOF Week
May 18, 2026
Tampa Bay 28
As military leaders and defense contractors gather in Tampa for SOF Week, leaders in Pasco County are using the event to promote the county as a destination for aerospace and defense companies.
(Read Full Article)Pasco SMARTstart small business program helping entrepreneurs jump start their careers
May 9, 2026
Bay News 9
A special program in Pasco County is helping business owners get the jump start they need to open their doors.
(Read Full Article)Hundreds of job seekers attend massive Zephyrhills job fair as Bauducco looks to fill 600 open positions
April 9, 2026
Tampa Bay 28
Hundreds of people attended one of the largest job fairs in Zephyrhills this morning, hoping to hand out their resumes and land a job.
(Read Full Article)Pasco County among the fastest-growing in Florida
March 6, 2026
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Pasco County added more than 86,000 people from 2020 to 2025, according to the Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research. This put it among the top 10 in terms of population growth in the state.
(Read Full Article)Moffitt Wesley Chapel has a milestone, Grow Pasco event takes shape
March 6, 2026
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Pasco growth: Moffitt Cancer Center at Wesley Chapel marks five years of expansion, strengthening its collaboration with AdventHealth and increasing patient volumes.
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