Post cereal brands include Pebbles, Honey Bunches of Oats and Raisin Bran.

SALT LAKE CITY — Post Holdings, Inc. has begun construction on a $50 million, 901,000-square-foot facility in Salt Lake City. The new cereal distribution plant will be located near the newly announced Northwest Quadrant Development site.

“We are excited to be partnering with Freeport West and Salt Lake City as one of the first major developments near the Northwest Quadrant of the City,” said Linda Fisher, director of corporate communications for Post Consumer Brands. “This area truly represents the Crossroads of the West, opening up great distribution opportunities for our company, coupled with a first-class quality of life to our employees.”