As part of its strategy to increase production of consumer ready products, Tyson Foods is expanding its case-ready meats business by repurposing plant capacity in South Carolina.
The plant will be a case-ready, meat-cutting and packaging operation that converts fresh beef and pork brought in from other locations into steaks, chops, roasts and ground beef.
October 30, 2019
Tyson Fresh Meats, Springdale, Ark., broke ground on a new case-ready beef and pork processing facility in Eagle Mountain City, Utah, as part of its newly formed Portioned Protein Innovations team.
The PPI team specializes in further-processed items for both retail and foodservice, including innovative packaging solutions, ground beef production, protein portioning and seasoned and marinated products.
October 29, 2019
Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Springdale, Ark., formed the Portioned Protein Innovations (PPI) team.
The new case-ready plant will convert large cuts of beef and pork into steaks, chops, roasts and ground meat.
May 13, 2019
Tyson Fresh Meats, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced plans to invest almost $300 million to build a food production plant in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The acquisition includes Pini Polska, a meat processing and packaging plant; Hamburger Pini, a case-ready meat plant; and Royal Chicken, an investment project currently in development.
The project will include a 55,000-square-foot addition for new production lines and warehouse space and increase the plant’s capacity to produce fresh ground beef, beef and pork cuts and meal kits for retail grocers.
September 29, 2016
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., a Lexington, Neb.-based wholly owned subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., is investing $27 million to expand the production capacity of its case-ready beef and pork plant in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Mullinix extrudes and thermoforms packaging products for the foodservice and food processing industries.
July 18, 2016
Sabert Corp., Sayreville, N.J., completed the acquisition of Mullinix Packages, Inc., a Fort Wayne, Ind.-based provider of plastic packaging solutions for food processors and the foodservice industry.
Although it dates from the 1940s, chub packaging remains a favorite for pumpable products such as ground beef, ground turkey, sausage, chorizo, salami, taco meat and pet food.