April 24, 2009
US poultry processor purchase plant in south-eastern state
Gold Creek Foods of Dawsonville, Georgia, has signed a letter of intent to purchase a former carpet yarn plant in Dahlonega, to expand its food operations, in particularly processed poultry.
Exact terms of the intended purchase were not disclosed, but the property was listed at US$3.5 million.
Gold Creek foods, founded in 2003, produces specialty food products to restaurant, retail, institutional and grocery customers.
The company's co-founder and chief executive officer Mark Sosebee said the Dahlonega plant offers a natural expansion of their business.
The company said an architectural redesign will begin for the structural renovations and specialty equipment used in further processing of poultry as soon as the transaction is closed.
The company expects to begin production in the plant by the end of the year.
