February may be the shortest month, but our crews certainly packed in the progress on the Byrne Cortlandville expansion!

Byrne Cortlandville Expansion Progress – February 2026 (The Hayner Hoyt Corporation)
Here’s what we checked off our to-do list in February:
- Alcove work for the 3 new raw silos
- Foundation work and pier backfill work on the filling, packaging, and warehouse sections
- Under-slab plumbing in filling/packaging/warehouse
- Utilities in processing area
Still to come:
- Above-grade masonry on filling/packaging/warehouse continues
- Structural steel is expected to be complete by the end of March
- Preparation for the new PET line is ongoing

Byrne Cortlandville Expansion Progress – February 2026 (The Hayner Hoyt Corporation)
On the road again
Byrne’s Sales and Research & Development teams are kicking off March with a full travel schedule!
Scott Langley (Sr. Director of Sales and Marketing) and Khilendra Bhanduriya (Sr. Director of R&D) will attend Natural Products Expo West this week. This event brings together key decision makers in the natural and organic CPG sphere. Expo West takes place March 3-6 in Anaheim, California.
Closer to home, the Northeast Dairy Innovation Summit will be held March 10-11 in Albany, New York. Byrne will be represented by R&D Scientists Drashti Shah and Zack Allard, Sales Manager Connor “Fitz” FitzPatrick, and General Counsel Jim Gosier. The 2026 Summit offers sessions on processing modernization and dairy workforce development.