# Tyson Foods to invest $80M in Union City plant expansion

Tyson Foods, Inc. will invest approximately $80 million to expand its Union City, Tennessee plant, adding 25,000 square feet and new production lines. The expansion will create more than 300 new jobs and is expected to be operational by mid-2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-09-06
- Where: Union City, Tennessee, United States
- Value: $80.0M
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: Jul 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: doubling output capabilities
- Products: chicken
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Tyson Foods, Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/21595.md)

## Sources

- [obioncounty.org](https://obioncounty.org/news/8-biznews/466-tyson-foods-inc-to-expand-in-union-city), 2017-09-06: "Customer and consumer demand for protein, especially chicken, is increasing so we're investing in projects that build on our strengths."

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