Tyson Opens First New Poultry Plant in 25 Years in Retail Push
- $425 million Tennessee facility to sell chicken for grocers
- Company expects to employ 1,500 people at new site by 2023
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America’s biggest meat company opened its first new poultry plant in 25 years after the pandemic gave grocery-store sales of chicken a boost.
Tyson Foods Inc.’s $425 million plant in Humboldt, Tennessee, is starting production of the retail products this month, and the company expects to employ 1,500 people at the facility by 2023, according to a statement released Thursday.