For the second time in two years, Triumph Foods plans to embark on an expansion of its St. Joseph plant — this one pegged at $7.5 million.
Triumph said Thursday that global market growth for premium pork products and additional opportunities for meat processing are leading to the investment. Officials said the company recently began work on various capital projects to increase its processing capacity. Those projects will include an 11,000-square-foot expansion of the facility and equipment investments in the sectors of production, packaging and storage.
Throughout the year, Triumph will add 105 people to its current work force of about 2,800 employees as part of the new capital investment program. Local contractors and equipment manufacturers in the St. Joseph area will benefit, officials added, by contributing to the expansion and installation of processing and product-handling technology.
“We’re grateful for the support we’ve received from the community, city of St. Joseph and state of Missouri which, along with the tremendous efforts of our outstanding employees, has helped fuel our success,” said Triumph Chief Executive Officer Rick Hoffman.
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