Missouri city responds to Tyson plant closure news 08.10.2023 By Ryan McCarthy Closing the plant will impact 863 employees, along with chicken growers, farmers and truckers, among other people in the poultry supply chain.Read More
Smithfield to reduce hog farming operations, lay off 92 employees 08.09.2023 By Ryan McCarthy Smithfield will be closing 35 Missouri hog farms.Read More
Maple Leaf Foods shares update on new poultry plant 08.08.2023 By Ryan McCarthy Curtis Frank, the chief executive officer for Maple Leaf Foods, said that he expects the facility to ramp up by the end of 2023.Read More
Tyson plans to close four more poultry plants 08.07.2023 By Ryan McCarthy Earlier this year, Tyson announced it would close two other facilities in Van Buren, Ark., and Glen Allen, Va., which were expected to result in approximately 1,700 lost jobs.Read More
Maple Leaf Foods plant achieves LEED Silver certification 07.31.2023 By Ryan McCarthy LEED certification is globally recognized as a way to show sustainability achievement with green buildings.Read More
Kraft Heinz to build $400 million automated CPG distribution facility 07.18.2023 By Rachael Oatman Spanning 775,000 square feet, the facility will be one of the largest of its kind in North America, according to the company.Read More
Godshall's to acquire Clemens processng facility 07.11.2023 By Ryan McCarthy The 53,000-square-foot plant rests on 10 acres and was operated by Clemens until late 2022. Read More
Café Valley invests more than $5 million in cupcake production 06.25.2023 By Eric Schroeder With the investment Café Valley said it will add 83 jobs at the Marion plant.Read More
Olymel resumes bacon operations following worker strike 06.21.2023 By Ryan McCarthy The company said the Drummondville facility resumed operations the week of June 19.Read More
Cargill shares a preview of its 'Facility of the Future' program 05.25.2023 By Joel Crews The focus of the program is on three areas: automation, digitalizing the processing floor and advanced analytics. Read More