# Olymel invests $8M to expand St-Jean-sur-Richelieu plant, adding chicken boning and cooking

Olymel began construction of an $8 million expansion at its St-Jean-sur-Richelieu agrifood processing plant, adding 14,000 sq. ft. and new chicken boning and cooking activities. The expansion will create 40 new jobs, with production expected to start in April 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-11-22
- Where: St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
- Value: $8.00M
- Jobs: 40
- Starts operating: Apr 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 14,000 sq. ft. expansion
- Products: diced chicken, poultry cold cuts, chicken skewers, turkey roasts
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Olymel](https://endata.com/companies/1791.md)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/olymel-invests-8m-in-its-st-jean-sur-richelieu-plant-expansion-and-addition-of-new-activities-creation-of-40-new-jobs-659321663.html), 2017-11-22: "This $8 million investment in our St-Jean-sur-Richelieu plant will make us more efficient and further diversify our operations."

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