The company will make it the largest beef processing facility in Latin America.

The facility will be completed later this year.

Winners will be announced at the Environmental Management Seminar held Sept. 19-20.

The facility needed an extended closure for enhancements and modernization.

The foodservice chain recently opened a corporate office in Atlanta.

The company plans to grow footprint and improve distribution. 

Rick Stott said the company is working to inform and educate the public about its commitment to the community. 

The union members received a pay increase along with updated health care benefits.

The updates include adding capacity for more production.

The new plant is the company’s first in North Carolina and 23rd in the United States.