Maple Leaf Foods Inc. completed construction of its new 660,000 square-foot poultry plant in London, Ontario, ahead of schedule. Operations are scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Swift Prepared Foods, a subsidiary of JBS USA, recently shared an update on its Principe Italian Meats line of products and where it would be produced in the US.

Evermade Foods, a manufacturer of prepared meals for private labels, is investing $110,000 into its existing Warrenton facility and creating 47 jobs.

In Cheyenne, Mayor Patrick Collins’ most recent weekly column for a local news station published Sept. 16, he mentioned the possibility of a $1.1 billion meat processing plant being built it the capital city of Wyoming.

As Flowers Foods, Thomasville, Ga., has grown its Dave’s Killer Bread (DKB) business, the company has looked for bakeries that can take on production to support the brand’s blossoming popularity. 

One of Canada’s largest independent, family owned Halal meat processors, Amir Quality Meats Inc., recently acquired a Wellington Poultry Ltd. facility and associated supply.

Europastry plans to invest $23 million to establish a facility in Laurens County in South Carolina that will produce an assortment of brioche bread products.

American Foods Group LLC (AFG) announced on Sept. 12 that it began construction on its new $800 million beef processing plant in Wright City, Mo. 

US Foods Holding Corp. announced on Sept. 12 that it completed an expansion of its distribution center in Marrero, La. 

Novolex, a leader in packaging choice, innovation and sustainability, has announced that it is investing $10 million to expand capacity to recycle plastic bags and other polyethylene film at its recycling facility in North Vernon, Indiana.