Olymel to expand Quebec sausage plant, shutter two sites

Meat processor Olymel will broaden its sausage manufacturing facility in Trois-Rivières and can shut down two different Quebec areas the corporate introduced on Tuesday.

The $142 million improve of the La Fernandière website in Trois-Rivières will improve capability to course of extra pork and poultry merchandise. Merchandise may also be absolutely processed and packaged on website.

Modernization of operations on the website may also permit Olymel to make use of the newest packaging expertise and can enhance ergonomics for staff, the corporate stated.

Olymel will completely shut its Anjou and Cap-de-la-Madeleine amenities in spring of 2026. The 290 workers from these websites shall be supplied jobs in neighbouring Olymel crops, the corporate stated.

Olymel acquired the Trois-Rivières site in 2016 when it absorbed Quebec sausage maker La Fernandière. On the time it deliberate to speculate $1.5 million in new gear and to triple manufacturing on the plant.

Earlier this yr, Olymel dad or mum firm Sollio Cooperative Group introduced 2024 had been one its best years in a long time after deep losses in 2022. In 2023, Olymel dialed again hog manufacturing in Alberta and Saskatchewan and shuttered a number of processing crops in Ontario and Quebec.

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