BOWLING GREEN, KY. — Simply three months after asserting plans to take a position $355 million in a brand new, 400,000-square-foot bacon processing plant in Bowling Inexperienced, leaders of Tyson Meals joined metropolis, county and state representatives at a ground-breaking ceremony on Feb. 2. The challenge is scheduled to be operational by late 2023 and can create roughly 450 jobs, which the corporate will start recruiting for in a number of months.
Tyson mentioned the plant will deal with extra manufacturing of bacon merchandise below its Wright and Jimmy Dean manufacturers for its rising base of retail and foodservice clients. To optimize productiveness, the plant’s design will implement automation and robotic expertise.
“This can be a historic day for Tyson Meals as we make investments to satisfy the continued development of our iconic Wright and Jimmy Dean manufacturers,” mentioned Noelle O’Mara, group president of Tyson Meals’ Ready Meals enterprise section.
Tyson at the moment operates services in Claryville, Albany and Robards, Ky., using greater than 3,900 folks throughout the state. In line with the corporate, its monetary affect on the state totaled $425 million in 2020.
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