Ozark Mountain Poultry Expands Former Pilgrim’s Pride Plant
Ozark Mountain Poultry (OMP), a vertically integrated poultry company based in Rogers, Ark., expanded its Batesville, Ark., facility. OMP will employ approximately 250 people from the Batesville area and anticipates employment numbers will rise as production capacity increases.
OMP currently produces more than 1.5 million pounds of antibiotic-free poultry per week for restaurants and its consumer-based brand, Forester Farmer’s Market. With the addition of Batesville, that number will double to approximately 3 million pounds per week.