USA: Wholestone Farms to build new pork plant
US pork firm Wholestone Farms has announced plans to build a new hog slaughtering and processing facility in Sioux Falls, SD at a cost of around $500 million. The project includes setting up a $45 million wastewater treatment system, including covered lagoons, designed to capture biogas and reduce overall carbon emissions, while managing air quality […]
USA: Hormel Foods sells processing plant to WholeStone Farms
Hormel Foods and WholeStone Farms have entered into an agreement to sell the Hormel Foods processing plant in Fremont, NE to WholeStone Farms. The transaction includes both the processing plant and a multiyear agreement to supply raw pork to Hormel Foods. “The strategic decision to transition the Fremont facility to WholeStone arms reflects the long-term, […]