Jarrett Foods’ New Processing Plant Begins Operations

July 16, 2024

Georgia facility was renovated and expanded to help company deliver wide variety of further-processed chicken products.

Custom poultry processor Jarrett Foods announced its newly renovated and expanded processing facility at its headquarters has begun operations.

The facility spans nearly 54,000 sq. ft. now, following an expansion of approximately 9,000 sq. ft. that began in the fall of 2023. The state-of-the-art facility employs 70 employees currently, with plans to ramp up to 300 in the first year of operation.

Based in Canon, Ga., Jarrett Foods offers whole bird cut-up, custom breast and thigh deboning, breast and tender hand-portioning, marination, and re-packing services — a “full range of further-processing capabilities,” as noted by Terry Willis, president of Jarrett Foods, describing what the plant will feature in the release.

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Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.