Tyson Foods Opens Innovative New Fully-Cooked Food Production Plant in Virginia to Drive Business Growth
29 Novembre 2023 - 4:15PM
Tyson Foods has officially opened a new $300 million fully-cooked
food production facility in Danville, Virginia, delivering on its
strategy of accelerating long-term growth, operating as efficiently
as possible and investing in its poultry business. It is one of the
company’s most-automated plants to date, marking the deployment of
innovation pilots and prototypes at scale.
The 325,000-square-foot facility represents a significant
investment in the local community and will produce approximately
four million pounds of premium quality, fully-cooked poultry
products weekly to meet the increasing demand for iconic Tyson®
brand products, both in retail and foodservice.
Located in the Cane Creek Centre, a local business park owned by
the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County, the facility has
created nearly 400 new jobs for the southeastern Virginia
region.
(Photos and b-roll of the Danville facility can be downloaded
here)
“Danville represents a significant commitment to the region and
we take our responsibility to enhance the communities where we live
and work seriously. This plant is also a significant step toward
our ongoing goal of operational excellence by investing in
innovative technology and automation,” said Donnie King, president
and CEO, Tyson Foods. “This facility delivers on our commitment to
ensuring best in class service for our customers and accelerating
our long-term growth.”
Industry-first technology at
Danville
The Danville facility is one of the company’s most
highly-automated plants to date, featuring high-speed automated
case packing lines and high-speed robotic case palletizing units.
The technology helps to maximize operational efficiency and
increase overall team member safety. It also includes a product
inspection process that incorporates metal detection, X-ray and
vision grading to ensure consumers receive high-quality
products.
The Danville facility is the company’s first at-scale
integration of wearable armband devices to improve worker health,
safety and productivity. The award-winning solution, for every
frontline team member, integrates technology featuring sensors that
relay environmental data to safety managers to better identify risk
exposures.
“The combination of our team and technology at Danville will
strengthen our ability to better meet demand for retail and
foodservice fully-cooked Tyson brand products,” said Wes Morris,
group president, Poultry, Tyson Foods. “The Danville plant
incorporates the latest technology that brings real-time
intelligence to our processes, products and workplace experience
for team members.”
“The new Danville plant by Tyson Foods means nearly 400 new jobs
for Virginians in Southside in a modernized environment built for
the 21st century,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin. “The
Commonwealth’s business climate, infrastructure, and skilled
workforce facilitate a long-term partnership with Tyson Foods, and
we thank the company for reinvesting in Virginia with its operation
in Danville-Pittsylvania County.”
Tyson Foods works diligently to ensure team members have the
tools and resources they need to be successful. The company has
partnered with Danville Community College to create a
Maintenance Technology training program to support
the growing field of industrial maintenance with competitive pay
and many opportunities throughout the company.
To learn more about all the benefits Tyson Foods offers its team
members, visit the Tyson Benefits
page.
Learn more about career opportunities at Danville and other
Tyson Foods locations here.
About Tyson Foods, Inc. Tyson
Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) is one of the world’s largest food
companies and a recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by
John W. Tyson and grown under four generations of family
leadership, the Company has a broad portfolio of products and
brands like Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®,
Wright®, Aidells®, ibp® and State Fair®. Tyson Foods innovates
continually to make protein more sustainable and affordable to meet
customers’ needs worldwide and raise the world’s expectations for
how much good food can do. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas,
the Company had approximately 139,000 team members on September 30,
2023. Through its Core Values, Tyson Foods strives to operate with
integrity, create value for its shareholders, customers,
communities and team members and serve as a steward of the animals,
land and environment entrusted to it. Visit www.tysonfoods.com.
Media Contact: Laura Burns |
laura.burns2@tyson.com |
479-713-9890
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