Danbury Company Plans to Build Plant in Oxford

A Danbury manufacturer that specializes in the production of organic aroma compounds has recently purchased a 32-acre parcel on Nichols Road for $1.3 million for the purpose of expanding its operations, according to a press release submitted by Joanne Pelton, aide to First Selectman George Temple. 

Bedoukian Research of Danbury plans to build a 50,000-square-foot plant on the property with an eye for future expansion in town and will bring with it an undetermined amount of new jobs, the release states, adding that the company was founded to fill a niche as a supplier of high quality specialty aroma and flavor ingredients.

Prior to closing on the Oxford parcel, Temple, Economic Development Director Andrew McGeever and several representatives from the Zoning Commission and Inland Wetlands Commission visited the Danbury plan.

“I was very impressed with the professionalism exhibited by the employees of Bedoukian,’’ Temple stated in the release. “They will be a very productive taxpayer and a welcome addition to theOxford corporate community.’’

Temple, a Republican, lauded McGeever for doing a great job in fitting the project into Oxford's economic development scheme.

“We are extremely happy Bedoukian Research picked Oxford as the town to grow their business," McGeever stated in the release.  

Selectman David McKane, a Democrat, welcomed the company to town.

“We want to thank them for considering Oxford,’’ he stated in the release.

The sale of the property was made on Feb. 9, between the company and Renee L. Hadder.