Pilgrim’s Pride has announced that it will erect a pet food ingredient plant adjacent to an existing facility in Carnesville, in Franklin County, GA. Investment in the plant will avoid dumping wasted ingredients in landfills and will contribute to sustainability.
The facility will include technology to contribute to efficiency and environmental compatibility. These include odor suppression and a high 
efficiency water treatment plant. The capital cost will be $70 million and the plant will create 100 construction and trade jobs during and will ultimately provide 90 permanent positions.
Currently Pilgrim’s Pride employs more than 8,000 in Georgia and pays local growers over $150 million annually. The Georgia payroll exceeds $440 million and the company has invested more than $250 million in capital improvements over the last five years.
It is projected that the plant will contribute $65 million annually to the regional economy through direct and indirect spending and will contribute more than $1 million to local tax revenues.