Wayne Farms LLC to Build $55 million Further Processing Facility

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Oakwood, Georgia – Wayne Farms LLC today announced plans to begin construction of a three-phase, state-of-the-art, further-processing facility in Decatur, Alabama.  The company plans to break ground with a $55 million investment for the first phase of the facility this fall and to complete the project in the spring of 2006. 

“The demand for product and the growth of our business partners has increased significantly driving our need for growth and expansion.  This phase one build-out will increase our annual production capacity by more than 40 million pounds,” said Elton Maddox, President and CEO, Wayne Farms LLC. 

The facility will expand the capability of Wayne Farms LLC to meet the rising demand of customers who produce for “at-home” and “away-from-home” food including an array of fully-cooked items.

The 100,000 sq. ft. facility will support two fully-cooked production lines and will be constructed to allow modification and initiation of phases two and three, during the next 5 years, which will add an additional four production lines. 

Guy Hinton, Wayne Farms LLC’s Vice President of Operations, says the new plant will be a prototype for the industry.  “The new plant will feature segregated fresh and further processed areas and a modular design that allows for enhanced allergen and microbial control,” he said. 

The new facility will bring approximately 165 new jobs to Decatur and will increase as the plant proceeds with the build-out.  Hinton says there are no plans to change or modify the existing plant in

Decatur. “The new plant will complement our existing state-of-the-art further processing facility in Decatur,” he said.

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