# Conestoga Meat Packers to expand pork processing capacity with Ontario government investment

Ontario's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs invested $5.3 million to help Conestoga Meat Packers expand its pork processing capacity by 86% and create 170 jobs at its facility in Breslau, Ontario.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-09-18
- Where: Breslau, Ontario, Canada
- Value: $4.20M (5.30M CAD)
- Jobs: 170
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 86% increase in pork processing capacity
- Products: pork processing
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Conestoga Meat Packers](https://endata.com/companies/26982.md)
- [Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs](https://endata.com/companies/26983.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [foodincanada.com](https://www.foodincanada.com/food-in-canada/ontario-supports-conestoga-meat-packers-137760/), 2017-09-18: "This support will help Conestoga Meat Packers increase its productivity, enhance competitiveness and create good jobs in Waterloo Region."

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