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Preval AG Acquires J&G Foods Quebec Canada Massachusetts Meat Fontaine

Mergers & Acquisitions

Préval AG acquires J&G Foods

November 24, 2021

Préval AG, an international agri-food company headquartered in Quebec, has acquired the assets of J&G Foods, located in Sutton, Massachusetts. J&G is a custom and specialty case-ready fresh meat provider specializing in portioned organic and grass-fed beef, organic and natural chicken, natural pork and beef, and a variety of marinated and value-added meats.

Smucker's Uncrustables McCalla Alabama Factory

Plant Openings

The J.M. Smucker Co. investing $1.1 billion in new Alabama Uncrustables plant

November 18, 2021

The J.M. Smucker Co. is investing $1.1 billion to build a new manufacturing facility and distribution center in McCalla, Alabama, dedicated to production of Smucker’s Uncrustables sandwiches. Construction of the facility is expected to begin in January 2022, with production planned for 2025.

GS1 appoints Smucker Company’s Julia M. Landry to its U.S. Board of Governors

People News

GS1 US appoints Smucker Company’s Julia M. Landry to its U.S. Board of Governors

Landry will help guide GS1’s U.S. strategy to support members’ digital transformation initiatives and standards adoption

Wayne Labs

November 18, 2021

Smucker's Julia M. Landry joins the GS1 US Board

Smithfield Foods' vice president of IT Applications honored at STEP Ahead Awards

November 10, 2021

Jona Smith, vice president of IT applications services, received a 2021 STEP Ahead Honoree award from The Manufacturing Institute for Excellence in Manufacturing.

Manufacturing News

People and Industry News: November 2021

November 10, 2021

The people, companies and facilities making headlines

Plant Openings

Tyson building 400,000-square-foot bacon plant in Kentucky for Jimmy Dean and Wright brands

The facility is scheduled to open in late 2023.

October 29, 2021

Tyson Foods is building a $355 million bacon plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, primarily for the production of Wright Brand and Jimmy Dean retail and foodservice products. The 400,000-square-foot facility is expected to create 450 jobs with production beginning in late 2023.

Ferrero Chocolate Processing Plant Illinois Groundbreaking

Ferrero breaks ground on its first chocolate processing facility in the U.S.

October 14, 2021

Ferrero North America, part of the global confectionery company the Ferrero Group, broke ground on a new 70,000-square-foot chocolate processing facility in Bloomington, Illinois. It will be the Ferrero Group's third facility that processes chocolate, and its first outside of Europe. The new plant is set to open in spring 2023.

Nutraceutical Factory Salt Lake City Armada Nutrition

Armada Nutrition to build 438,000-square-foot processing facility in Utah

October 14, 2021

Armada Nutrition, a full-service product developer and manufacturer specializing in powder and capsule applications, announces plans to broaden its operation capacity with a new 438,000-square-foot nutraceutical manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. Combined with the company's existing plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, Armada will have over 750,000 square feet of manufacturing space, making Armada one of the industry's largest contract manufacturers in the US in terms of capacity and output.

Manufacturing News

People and Industry News: October 2021

October 14, 2021

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Mergers and acquisitions

Regal completes merger with Rexnord PMC

The new company, Regal Rexnord Corporation, brings an expanded range of automation solutions to improve manufacturing efficiency and productivity

Wayne Labs

October 5, 2021

Regal Beloit Corporation, a global supplier of electric motors and controls, power generation products and power transmission components, has completed the merger with Rexnord Process and Motion Control (PMC) to become Regal Rexnord Corporation.