Dressing up W. Pullman Crouton company is first new industry for area in 40 years

The last few months have been crunch time at Quality Croutons Inc.

The 14-year-old company had outgrown its space at 825 W. 37th Pl.President David Moore said the company, a supplier to McDonald's andother restaurant chains, had to put on hold new ventures as it soughtlarger quarters.

City officials announced a subsidy agreement with the companyMonday calling for it to move to a West Pullman industrial area andultimately triple its current payroll of about 40 workers. KathleenNelson, an assistant commissioner of industrial development forChicago's Department of Planning and Development, said QualityCroutons will be West Pullman's first new industry in about 40 …