# Maple Leaf Foods to build $660M chicken processing plant in London, Ontario

Maple Leaf Foods will open a $660-million chicken processing plant in London, Ontario, employing 1,450 people, with operations expected to start in 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-10-04
- Where: London, Ontario, Canada
- Value: $500.0M (660.0M CAD)
- Jobs: 1,450
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: chicken processing

## Companies

- [Maple Leaf Foods](https://endata.com/companies/34688.md)

## Sources

- [lfpress.com](https://lfpress.com/business/local-business/area-manufacturing-suppliers-scratching-for-chicken-feed), 2019-10-04: "Maple Leaf Foods will open a massive $660-million chicken processing plant employing 1,450 in 2021 and is clearing 40 hectares of land now for the development."

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