Koch Foods Announces $16 Million Expansion, 135 Jobs; City Approves Tax Abatement
The company is investing $15.9 million to expand the production line at its Gadsden poultry processing facility. …
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Bell & Evans Amid Construction of Impressive $ 330M Organic-Certified Chicken Harvesting Facility That Will Double Production
Premium poultry producer Bell & Evans began construction on a new 411,500 square foot, Organic-Certified Chicken Harvesting Facility in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania. The first precast walls were placed in July, and the facility will be operational by late 2021. The project will cost the company approximately $ 330 million and double its current production capacity. …
China Eyes US Poultry, Pork Imports in Trade Talks: Sources
China would likely lift a ban on U.S. poultry as part of a trade deal and may buy more pork to meet a growing supply deficit, but it is not willing to allow a prohibited growth drug used in roughly half the U.S. hog herd, two sources with knowledge of the negotiations said. …
Canadian Researchers Launch New Study to Measure The Welfare of Poultry
To size up what might make chickens happy in their brief lives, researchers at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, are putting 16 breeds through physical fitness and behavioral tests. They’re watching how well birds scramble over a barrier for food, how skittish they seem and whether they play with a fake worm, which may be a sign of happiness. …
Executive Leadership Brought on to Create Foundation Food Group
Prime-Pak Foods, Inc. and Victory Processing, Inc. recently announced a joint venture that will be marketed under the name Foundation Food Group™, and which will emerge as one of the most versatile independent further processing companies in the country. …