# John Soules Foods breaks ground on $151M plant in Valley, Alabama

John Soules Foods began construction on a new facility in Valley, Alabama, with a total investment of $151 million across three phases. The plant will create over 500 jobs and produce more than 200 million lbs of fully cooked beef and chicken products annually, with completion expected in summer 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-08-11
- Where: Valley, Alabama, United States
- Value: $151.0M
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: Jun 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 200 million lbs of fully cooked beef and chicken products annually
- Products: fully cooked beef and chicken products
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [John Soules Foods](https://endata.com/companies/49333.md)
- [Batson-Cook Construction](https://endata.com/companies/49334.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [meatpoultry.com](https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/23613-john-soules-breaks-ground-on-valley-ala-plant), 2020-08-11: "We are pleased to have Adam join the team."

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