Simmons Prepared Foods announces new chicken operation
The $300 million facility is expected to create approximately 1,500 new jobs.
Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc., Siloam Springs, Ark., announced plans to build a new chicken facility in Benton County, Ark.
The $300 million facility is expected to create approximately 1,500 new jobs, bringing total employment at the operation to over 2,300 people by 2022. It will also create new contracts with local Arkansas farmers, as it will produce approximately 850 million pounds of fresh and frozen chicken products a year for retail and foodservice customers. The company expects to begin new operations in 2019.