Pilgrim’s to Spend $400 Million on Georgia Chicken Plant as Protein Demand Soars
New facility in LaFayette aims to supercharge Just Bare and Pilgrim’s brand production, creating 630 jobs and betting big on America’s growing appetite for chicken Chicken might not be flashy, but it’s bringing in serious money. And now Pilgrim’s is doubling down. The meat processing giant will pump $400 million into a new poultry facility in northwest Georgia—its biggest investment in U.S. prepared foods to date. Set in the small…