December 21, 2007

Tyson Foods plant bought out in Arkansas
 

Pine Bluff Poultry announced the purchase of a former Tyson Foods plant in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

The company said that it would invest US$3 million to upgrade the plant and hire around 300 workers.

Phuellink Investments LLC of Lodi will act as an investing partner to close the deal.

The partners will remodel and upgrade the plant to process spent hens from egg producers and other poultry companies.

Tyson purchased the plant in 1984 from Valmac Industries and used it as a slaughter facility with a capacity of 860,000 birds per week. Tyson closed the plant in 2004.