The Muffin Mam expanding to Laurens County.

Simpsonville-based The Muffin Mam Inc. is investing $18.8 million in a new production facility in Laurens County that is expected to create 114 new jobs, according to the S.C. Department of Commerce.

The Muffin Mam, a Global Food Safety Initiative-certified wholesale bakery, is constructing a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Hunter Industrial Park.

"Our new Laurens County facility will house high-capacity baking equipment, which will produce muffins, cupcakes, pound cakes, crme cakes and more, all sold across the United States and internationally through leading retail grocers and food service channels. The new facility will complement our existing facility in Simpsonville...