America’s pork producer and processor Smithfield Foods is planning to set up a new $12m bacon slicing plant at its Cudahy facility in Wisconsin.
The new 17,000ft2 plant will comprise four slicing lines that will help the company to increase its bacon capacity by around 10 million pounds.
Smithfield Foods Packaged Meats Division Patrick Cudahy president Daniel Kapella said: "We are very excited about our new facility because it will enhance our competitiveness and help to secure the future of our bacon business and the jobs associated with it."
This bacon slicing facility will be located in the same area that was destroyed by a fire in July 2009 and is expected to be fully operational by December this year.
Cudahy Mayor John Hohenfeldt said: "Smithfield Foods' new plant in Cudahy represents not only a significant investment in our community, but also emphasizes the company's ongoing commitment to our economic development."
Recently, Smithfield Foods restructured the copmany by separating operations into four divisions.
This helps the company to unify all of its independent operating companies, brands, marketing, and more than 48,000 employees around the world under one corporate umbrella.
