Cargill acquires South Carolina beef processing plant
Cargill has purchased the FPL Food, LLC ground beef processing plant in Columbia, SC. The 100,000-sq.-ft. plant that employs more than 200 people will complement the company’s existing meat processing facilities in Georgia and Pennsylvania.
Cargill says the acquisition enhances the company's ability to serve eastern retail and foodservice customers. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed, and the transaction is expected to close around the end of March.