Seaboard Triumph Foods will start operations at its new pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa, on 5 September.
Once full production has been reached, 1,100 people will be employed at the facility, producing upwards of 10,000 head of market hogs a day.
Focusing on high quality pork, the new site will use robotics and innovative technologies to produce a full line of fresh pork products for retail, food service, and further processing markets to help fill the increasing global demand for the meat.
Seaboard Foods will market and sell the pork produced by the Sioux City plant under the PrairieFresh Premium Pork and Seaboard Farms brands. The plant will also supply Daily’s Premium Meats with raw materials for its premium pork products, including raw and precooked bacon.
Seaboard Foods CEO Mark Porter said: “We’ve seen great support from the community and local and state government. With their input and our focus on stewardship, the plant design includes modern odour control technologies, bioenergy solutions, and numerous environmentally-friendly features.
“I couldn’t be more proud of the new plant, our team, and all the local and state partners that have helped bring this project to completion over the past two years. We are excited to begin commercial operations and supply the most sought after pork products to our diverse global consumers.”
The plant opening marks a milestone for Seaboard Triumph Foods, a joint venture owned equally by Seaboard Foods and Triumph Foods, which was formed to construct a new pork processing facility in Sioux City.
Together, Seaboard Foods and Triumph Foods also own Daily’s Premium Meats, which manufactures and distributes bacon products throughout the United States and internationally.
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