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Tyson Foods Plans $23.5 Million Upgrade of Robards, Kentucky, Plant

June 27, 2025

The project will increase capacity and product diversity and will support retention of more than 1,100 jobs; the work is expected to start this year and conclude in spring of 2026.

Dave Fusaro

Tyson Foods has committed to a $23.5 million expansion and modernization of its Robards, Ky., facility that will support retention of over 1,100 jobs, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear revealed June 26.

The project, which will increase capacity and product diversity, includes new equipment and upgrades to the current facility. Work on the expansion is expected to start this year and conclude in spring of 2026. The plant apparently is devoted to chicken products.

Tyson may get up to $3 million in tax incentives from Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority and its Kentucky Reinvestment Act program. By meeting its annual targets for investment and job retention over the agreement term, the company may keep a portion of the new tax revenue it generates. Tyson also may take advantage of no-cost recruitment and job placement services, reduced-cost customized training and job-training incentives.

About the Author

Dave Fusaro | Editor in Chief

Dave Fusaro has served as editor in chief of Food Processing magazine since 2003. Dave has 30 years experience in food & beverage industry journalism and has won several national ASBPE writing awards for his Food Processing stories. Dave has been interviewed on CNN, quoted in national newspapers and he authored a 200-page market research report on the milk industry. Formerly an award-winning newspaper reporter who specialized in business writing, he holds a BA in journalism from Marquette University. Prior to joining Food Processing, Dave was Editor-In-Chief of Dairy Foods and was Managing Editor of Prepared Foods.