# Vigor opens dairy plant in Barra do Piraí, Brazil

Vigor, part of JBS Group, opened a new dairy plant in Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, with a total investment of US$40.5 million. The plant processes 1 million liters of milk per day into yogurt, UHT milk, and foodservice products.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2016-10-01
- Where: Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Value: $40.5M
- Starts operating: Oct 2016
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1 million liters of milk per day
- Products: yogurt, UHT milk, foodservice products
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Vigor](https://endata.com/companies/19766.md)
- [JBS](https://endata.com/companies/5110.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [maschinenmarkt.vogel.de](https://www.maschinenmarkt.vogel.de/fortschritt-sichert-erfolg-auf-schwierigem-markt-a-573849/), 2017-01-18: "O brasiliano Unternehmen Vigor, zur JBS Group gehörend, hat in Barra do Piraí (Bundesstaat Rio de Janeiro) eine der modernsten Molkereien Lateinamerikas in Betrieb genommen"

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