DURANT – BrucePac announced plans to spend $22.5 million enlarging the company’s food processing facility in Durant.
The expansion is to include additional production areas, refrigeration, and processing equipment, and BrucePac expects to hire an additional 100 team members to support future growth in Durant.
The construction project is being led by builders and engineers of Plyler Construction, who have been designing and building in the area since 1960. Plyler is supported in the project by the expertise of Eikon Engineering Co., PermaCold Engineering Inc., and the in-house BrucePac support teams.
“In 2014 we acquired the former J.C. Potter Sausage facility, and since then have expanded our operations and commitment to the community, our team members, and customers, said Jeff Grohs, president and CEO of BrucePac. To date the company has invested more than $45 million in Durant “and this is just the beginning of our next phase of growth.”
Marcelo Borsatto, director of operations, said the project “will enhance our capabilities and allow us to continue producing high-quality cooked meat products to better serve our customers and the marketplace.”
In business since 1949, Woodburn, Oregon, based BrucePac is a family-owned company with food processing facilities in Oregon and Oklahoma. The company produces fully cooked and ready-to-eat beef, chicken, pork, turkey and plant-based protein products, while employing more than 900 full-time “team members.” Products are sold nationwide to the retail, food service, military and industrial markets under various brand names.