Simmons Pet Food Plans Expansion, Will Add 30 Employees

Simmons Pet Food is planning a second pet food production line that will welcome more than 30 additional employees to its growing workforce. The second pet food production line will begin commercial operation in August at the plant. The new line, which was installed in the existing facility, was part of the company’s original growth plan in Dubuque. Once in operation, the second line will add 17 million cases, or 240 million units, to the Dubuque plant’s annual production output, and the facility’s total workforce will top 400.