Opening of new JBS facility - June 28, 2023

August 08, 2023

Category: Area Industries

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Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, Caldwell County leaders, and City of Lenoir officials joined the Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the grand opening of Wild Fork Foods, a division of JBS. The new two-story 80,000-square-foot facility houses one of the largest production tunnel freezers ever built and will produce single serve, frozen proteins. Since 2014, Caldwell County has partnered with JBS on several job creation projects. Wild Forks sales are mostly online at wildforkfoods.com with a few retail locations in Florida. https://jbsfoodsgroup.com/

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