Tyson Fresh Meats to build $300m beef and pork facility in Utah, US

Tyson Fresh Meats has started construction on its case ready beef and pork facility in Eagle Mountain City, Utah, with an investment of $300m.

Initially, the facility is expected to create more than 800 employment opportunities in the region and expand the workforce to 1,200 within three years.

Located in the Pole Canyon development at the southwest end of Eagle Mountain City, the plant is expected to open by 2021.

Tyson Fresh Meats president Steve Stouffer said: “We are excited to join the Eagle Mountain City community, and in addition to bringing jobs to the area we look forward to being both a supportive community and business partner.

“Our purpose, raising the world’s expectations for how much good food can do, motivates us to be engaged and positively contribute in our communities.”

Once operational, the facility will be used by the company to carry out case ready meat-cutting operations of fresh beef and pork into steaks, chops, roasts and ground beef.

The meat products are then weighed, packed, labelled and shipped to retailers for sale in grocery store meat cases.

Over the next ten years, the project is expected to generate approximately $27m in new state tax revenue and will have more than a $1bn economic impact due to construction of the facility, salaries, taxable sales and other investments in the local economy.

Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development executive director Val Hale said: “The future of the company in Utah is bright, and we’re appreciative of the new jobs and corporate citizenship Tyson will bring to Utah Valley and the state.”

Tyson Fresh Meats is a beef and pork unit of Tyson Foods and operates case ready plants that are located in Iowa, Tennessee and Texas.