TAURA expansion at IFF Cedar Rapids facility is ‘significant milestone’

Groundbreaking held Wednesday for $70 million project, largest since plant opened in 1991

By: Richard Pratt|April 24, 2025

Joe Kilburg, IFF Cedar Rapids plant manager, speaks during a groundbreaking for a new TAURA expansion WEdnesday, April 23, 2025, as IFF executives John Luebbers, Annette Higgins and Suzanne Pera look on. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

As International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) evaluated possible sites for its first TAURA fruit ingredient production facility in the United States, Cedar Rapids rose to the top based on several key criteria, IFF leaders said after a groundbreaking ceremony for the new facility Wednesday afternoon.

“Our facility has been around since 1991, and it’s been very successful within IFF,” plant manager Joe Kilburg said. “We’re a large facility, so we…

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TAURA expansion at IFF Cedar Rapids facility is ‘significant milestone’

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