Tyson Foods Breaks Ground on $355M Kentucky Bacon Production Facility
Left to right: Bowling Green Mayor Todd Alcott, Mike Buchanon, Warren County judge executive, Kentucky State Representative Patti Minter, Ryan Quarles, Kentucky commissioner of agriculture, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Noelle O’Mara group president, Prepared Foods, Tyson Foods, and Gregg Uecker, SVP, Prepared Foods, Tyson Foods.
Tyson Foods leadership, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, and city officials from Bowling Green broke ground this week on the site of Tyson’s new $355 million bacon production facility. Once operational in late 2023, the 400,000-square-foot facility will employ about 450 people and help meet growing demand for the company’s Wright and Jimmy Dean brands.
The state-of-the-art facility will feature the latest robotics and automated technologies to maximize production efficiency and team member safety. The plant will primarily produce Wright Brand and Jimmy Dean retail and foodservice products and is in the expanded Kentucky Transpark in Bowling Green.
The project is part of Tyson’s commitment to meet increasing retail and foodservice demand for bacon products and deliver against its strategy of accelerating long-term growth aligned to consumer trends.
“Tyson Foods announced this tremendous investment in Warren County just over three months ago, and I am thrilled to join the company’s leaders for today’s groundbreaking as they quickly move forward with the project,” said Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. “This commitment to create hundreds of jobs in Bowling Green is amazing news for the workforce throughout the region and builds on Tyson’s already impressive presence in our state. I look forward to our continued growth together.”
The company employs more than 3,900 people across Kentucky with operations in Claryville, Albany and Robards. Tyson Foods’ total statewide impact was $425 million in 2020.
About Tyson Foods, Inc.
Tyson Foods, Inc. 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 three generations of family leadership, the company has a broad portfolio of products and brands like Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Aidells, ibp and State Fair. Tyson Foods innovates continually to make protein more sustainable, tailor food for everywhere it’s available and raise the world’s expectations for how much good food can do. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company had approximately 137,000 team members at October 2, 2021.
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