On Friday, Little Crow Foods shut its doors after 109 years in operation.
In March, the company announced a deal with MOM Brands and Gilster-Mary Lee.
CocoWheats was purchased by MOM Brands, while all the other Little Crow brands were purchased, along with all the company’s assets, by Gilster Mary Lee in Illinois.
Owner Denny Fuller did retain the property at 201 S. Detroit St.
And now the Little Crow Foods website has the property listed as “for sale.”
The 95,000-square-foot facility has an asking price of $1.5 million.
Kosciusko Economic Development Executive Director George Robertson said there will be a challenge to get the building sold.
“It’s going to be an interesting redevelopment project,” said Robertson.
Robertson said he still has yet to tour the facility and would have a better idea about it when that happens.
Robertson said manufacturing needs have changed over the past 20 years, and that Little Crow Foods building may not fit those needs as a multi-floor facility.
Robertson also mentioned that the building could be redeveloped into housing.
He noted that often old manufacturing buildings have been turned into loft-style apartments, and that with 45 parking spaces, Little Crow Foods has plenty of parking.
The location may be an issue as it’s adjacent to railroad tracks.
Retail could also be an option but Robertson said that multi-floor retail sites come with a set of issues.
Both residential and retail redevelopments for the building would be expensive, said Robertson.
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