Tyson Foods, Inc. began work on a multi-million dollar improvement and expansion project at its poultry complex in Sedalia, MO. Improvements will include processes to benefit animal handling, food safety, environmental quality, workplace safety and production lines. The project includes the addition of up to five deboning lines, upgrades to the plant’s wastewater treatment operations and improvements in poultry slaughter.
Ocean Spray Cranberries broke ground on a $110 million, 315,000-sq.-ft. juice bottling plant in Upper Macungie Township, PA (near Allentown). The facility will bottle Ocean Spray juices as well as Nestlé’s Juicy Juice products, producing over 32 million cases of beverages each year.