So I found the solution! After further digging I found the function call that creates the 'description' parameter, which was basically:
this.$description = $( '<p></p>' );
By simply adding a
<br />
into the full string itself I was able to create the line breaks successfully. I think initially it was not working because I was doing it like:
'Production Plant: Summit' + '<br />' + 'Color Cassification: Heritage Series',
when all it really needed was:
'Production Plant: Summit <br /> Color Cassification: Heritage Series'.
Hope this helps out someone else in the future. Thanks for the responses.