Wayne Farms has announced completion of a major upgrade and capacity expansion to its Decatur, Ga. prepared foods facility with the installation of a new cooked line and supporting spiral freezer. Production Line 51 joins nine existing production lines at Decatur, adding another 80 positions to the complex, bringing total employment to more than 1,100. The new prepared meal line allows the facility to increase chicken production by more than 42 million pounds per year.
Marswill soon break ground on a new global research and development hub adjacent to the company’s existing Global Innovation Center on Chicago’s Goose Island. With this expanded capability, Chicago will become the largest innovation hub in the world for Mars Wrigley, adding to its network of global innovation centers. The investment will add about 30 jobs to the Mars Wrigley Global Innovation Center, which will bring the Mars campus total to nearly 1,000 on Goose Island. Construction is expected to be complete by summer 2023.