Cargill opens new poultry processing facility in Russia
2013-06-13 11:25:02
Cargill has officially opened a chicken processing facility at its complex in Efremov, Russia. This poultry facility represents a further investment of US$40 million at the company’s industrial complex, located 300 kilometres south of Moscow.
The facility - which marks Cargill’s first primary chicken processing operations in Russia – will predominantly supply McDonald’s restaurants in Russia with high quality Chicken McNuggets as well as other chicken products.
The ceremony to officially open the new facility was attended by Vladimir Gruzdev, Tula oblast Governor and senior representatives from Cargill and McDonald’s.
"Cargill has had a strong business relationship with McDonald’s for many years and when sourcing locally became a key requirement for McDonald’s in Russia, we were pleased to be able to work together and help them find a solution," said Jeremy Graves, General Manager, Cargill Meats Europe. "Our processing plant and our joint efforts to build a sustainable local supply chain is yet another example of the ongoing collaboration between our two companies.