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| Cargill Gets Chicken Leg Up in Russia |
Cargill, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, has announced plans to
build a chicken processing facility at Yefremov in Russia --
which has lately been making it tough for American companies to
export chicken there.
The plant represents an investment of $30 million at the
company's existing industrial complex, located 330 kilometres
south of Moscow. It will have the capacity to produce 18,000 tons
of further processed chicken products per year for the Russian
market. Construction is expected to begin in the autumn of 2010
and it is anticipated that the facility will be operational by
the end of 2011.
The facility will focus on supplying products like Chicken
McNuggets, for McDonald's restaurants in Russia. Until recently,
Cargill had been supplying the bulk of McDonald's chicken
requirements in Russia from its facility in Orléans, France and
the decision to make this investment is in line with McDonald's
strategic choice of pursuing local supply in Russia. Cargill will
also use this facility to develop business opportunities with
other customers in the retail, wholesale and food service sectors
in Russia.
"This investment is a good fit with Cargill's strategic
objectives in Russia and enhances our ability to continue
providing McDonald's with specific solutions for its business,"
said Jerry Rose, Cargill's Corporate Vice President. "This
poultry plant will support McDonald's decision to secure a local
source of poultry supply in one of their fastest growing markets.
It is another demonstration of the ongoing collaboration between
our two companies, building on our longstanding global partnership."
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| 28-May-10 |
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