The positions will help support the company’s continuing growth.

The bars, produced for dozens of retailers, might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The ice cream company is offering patented technology and equipment to other industries.

Dean Foods Co. in May said it will acquire the manufacturing and retail ice cream business of Friendly’s Ice Cream for $155 million in cash. Friendly’s is a leading ice cream brand in the Northeast, as well as a restaurant company.

Nestlé Dreyer’s Ice Cream, Oakland, Calif., announced in April that it will remove artificial colors and flavors, highfructose corn syrup and GMO ingredients from six ice cream and frozen dessert brands