Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Olymel investing $25 million in pork plant

Olymel is investing more than $25 million to expand its hog slaughterhouse and processing facility north of Montreal.
The project will increase the operation's capacity by a third to 40,000 hogs per week.
Up to 200 jobs will be added to the 810 workers at the St-Esprit facility. They have agreed to extend their union contract by seven years.
Olymel’s chief executive officer, Rejean Nadeau, said the 3,250 square metre expansion will allow the meat processing company to better meet customer demand across Canada and exports, especially to China.
The St-Esprit plant produces various cuts of pork, seasoned pork products and vacuum-packed products. The expansion will add a refrigeration room to produce chilled pork.

Olymel also has operations in Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan and is Canada’s largest-volume hog slaughterer. It also has significant chicken processing facilities.