# Maple Leaf Foods to build $660M poultry facility in London, Ontario

Maple Leaf Foods is investing $660 million in a new state-of-the-art poultry processing facility in London, Ontario, supported by a $28 million government investment. The facility will create 300 construction jobs and employ 1,340 full-time workers by 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-11-26
- Where: London, Ontario, Canada
- Value: $500.0M (660.0M CAD)
- Jobs: 1,340
- Starts operating: Q2 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 640,000 square feet
- Products: packaged meats, poultry products
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Maple Leaf Foods](https://endata.com/companies/34688.md)
- [Government of Canada](https://endata.com/companies/1351.md) (investor)
- [Hixson](https://endata.com/companies/9327.md) (partner)
- [WalterFedy](https://endata.com/companies/35766.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/government-of-canada-invests-in-state-of-the-art-poultry-facility-in-ontario-701275011.html), 2018-11-26: "The new facility will create 300 immediate construction jobs and will employ 1,340 full time employees by 2023."
- [hixson-inc.com](https://hixson-inc.com/2018/11/28/hixson-to-create-660-million-poultry-facility-for-maple-leaf-foods/), 2018-11-28: "Hixson and Ontario-based WalterFedy announced today that we are working together to create a new $660 million value-added fresh poultry facility in London, Ontario for Maple Leaf Foods."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.