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Siblings look to expand Waukegan vanilla company

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All the Nielsen-Massey employees participate in the groundbreaking for the expansion at the Waukegan headquarters.

Beth Nielsen, from left, Craig Nielsen, Matt Nielsen, Camilla Nielsen and Eric Nielsen start the expansion of their Waukegan headquarters for Nielsen-Massey Vanillas.

Beth Nielsen, from left, Craig Nielsen, Waukegan Mayor Robert G. Sabonjian and Matt Nielsen start off the expansion of Nielsen-Massey Vanillas in Waukegan.

Matt Nielsen, chief operations officer, from left, Beth Nielsen, chief culinary officer, and Craig Nielsen, chief executive officer, are brothers and sister who lead Nielsen-Massey Vanillas in Waukegan.

Craig Nielsen, chief executive officer, from left, Matt Nielsen, chief operations officer, and Beth Nielsen, chief culinary officer, are the brothers and sister who lead Nielsen-Massey Vanillas in Waukegan.

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A third generation has broken ground at Nielsen-Massey Vanillas to add a testing and demonstration kitchen, an extra 24,000 square feet for manufacturing and warehouse space, and another 4,800 square feet of office space. The construction is expected to be finished later this year. Then, the family might focus on its other facility in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.

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