Wayne Farms announced Wednesday that the company will be expanding the Dothan, Alabama fresh processing facility. The expansion will double the facility’s capacity and includes building an additional 42,000 square-feet to the already existing structure and adding a minimum of 500 jobs to the local area. The project is tentatively scheduled for completion in mid 2016.
“Wayne Farms is excited for the opportunity to expand our business and bring jobs to the local area. With the rising demand for chicken we have an opportunity to increase our output,” said Clint Rivers, chief operating officer for Wayne Farms said. The current Dothan plant consists of a 105,000 square-foot fresh processing facility and employs 356 people from the surrounding area.
Wayne Farms LLC is the sixth-largest vertically integrated poultry producer in the U.S. with annual sales exceeding $1.9 billion. A subsidiary of Continental Grain Company, Wayne Farms owns and operates 11 fresh and further-processed facilities throughout the Southeast, produces more than 2.6 billion pounds of poultry products each year, and employs more than 8,900 individuals.
