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Tyson Foods to Establish Cooked Product Plant in Virginia

08/28/2021

Tyson Foods has announced that it will erect a plant to produce fully cooked products including snacks and nuggets.  The plant will extend over 325,000 square feet and will require a capital investment of $300 million.  The plant will be located in an industrial park in Danville, VA. and will require 60 million pounds of RTC annually and will employ 375.  Noelle O'Mara, President of Tyson prepared foods stated, "as consumers actively look to add more protein to their diets, Tyson is uniquely positioned as a category leader to meet that growing demand".

Tyson to erect Plant in Danville, VA

 

Tyson will receive state support in a form of $3.0 million grant from the Commonwealth Opportunity Fund and a $3.0 million achievement-based grant from the Virginia Investment Performance Grant Program.  The Governors Agricultural and Forestry Industry Develop and Fund will also contribute $500,000.  The Commonwealth of Virgina will assist indirectly through the Virgina Talent Accelerated Program that operates in cooperation with the Virginia Community College system to provide instruction for qualified workers.


 
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