# Costco building Lincoln Premium Poultry chicken processing plant in Fremont, Nebraska

Costco is constructing a new chicken processing plant in Fremont, Nebraska, operated by Lincoln Premium Poultry. The 360,000 sqft facility will process 2 million chickens per week, employ 1,000 people, and be equipped with Marel Poultry systems.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-06-27
- Where: Fremont, Nebraska, United States
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 2 million chickens per week
- Products: chicken processing
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Costco](https://endata.com/companies/32778.md)
- [Lincoln Premium Poultry](https://endata.com/companies/28146.md) (partner)
- [Marel Poultry](https://endata.com/companies/32779.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [jbtmarel.com](https://jbtmarel.com/en/customer-stories/interview-walt-shafer-about-costco-s-new-hi-tech-processing-plant/), 2018-06-27: "The new company, Lincoln Premium Poultry, will process 2 million chickens per week in a 360,000 square-foot facility that promises to be among the most technologically advanced in the world and will employ 1,000 people."

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