Le Mars, IA (Radio Iowa)– A Northwest Iowa ice cream maker is planning to expand its production facility in New York.

Wells Enterprises CEO Mark Meyer says the expansion will more than double the facility’s current production and add 200 new jobs to the local workforce.

Meyer says the increased production in New York will take some of the pressure off the other production facilities with the growth in demand for novelty and packaged ice cream, but Le Mars will remain the key when it comes to production.

Wells produces more than 200 million gallons of ice cream per year and distributes products in all 50 states and has more than four thousand employees across the country.