# Tyson Foods plans $1.8B investment and 12 new plants

Tyson Foods announced plans to invest $1.8 billion to expand processing capacity, including opening 12 manufacturing plants over two years to increase capacity by 1.3 billion lbs. Seven fully-cooked chicken plants are targeted for Asia, and two case-ready beef and pork plants are planned.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2021-12-09
- Where: United States
- Value: $1.80B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.3 billion lbs
- Products: fully-cooked chicken, case-ready beef and pork
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Tyson Foods, Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/21595.md)

## Sources

- [bakingbusiness.com](https://www.bakingbusiness.com/articles/55297-tyson-maps-out-growth-strategy), 2021-12-13: "We expect to grow our total company volume at 2% compound annual growth rate over the next three years, which will be roughly two-times the rate of expected protein consumption growth."

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