Hormel Foods opens new meat production facility in US

US meat company Hormel Foods has announced the opening of a new production site for dry sausage products, Papillion Foods.

Located in Papillion, Nebraska, the facility covers 535,000 square feet and was ‘significantly renovated’ by Hormel Foods.

Papillion Foods will make salami and dry sausage products for the company’s Columbus Craft Meats and Hormel brands.

Hormel Foods says that it will hire nearly 350 employees during the first year of the plant’s operations.

“We are excited to be opening up this facility to not only help meet the demand for our branded sausage products, but also provide fantastic career opportunities in our community,” said Ed Finnegan, Papillion Foods plant manager.

“We’ve been able to hire a great team thus far and are looking to welcome even more to our family at Papillion Foods.”

Hormel Foods is also expanding its meat-free portfolio and recently introduced plant-based protein puffs, an on-the-go snack under its Happy Little Plants brand.