Land O’ Lakes to Build New Animal Feed Manufacturing Plant

Agribusiness and food company Land O’ Lakes Inc. is planning to build a new animal feed manufacturing facility in Roanoke, VA, the company announced by press release Tuesday.

The company plans to open the facility in December 2018.

“The southeast region is the single-biggest growth opportunity for our Purina animal nutrition business. While the new facility is being constructed, we will serve our important current and future customers from product made at our existing facilities and distributed through warehouses in Virginia and Kentucky,” said Beth Ford, group executive vice president and chief operating officer of Land O’ Lakes Inc., in a statement. “We will continue to apply strong research capabilities for our 100+ Ph.D. scientists at our research facility outside of St. Louis, MO, to bring cutting-edge horse, cattle, and other animal feed products to customers in the southeastern United States.”

Land O’ Lakes linked the project to its November 2016 announcement of a Letter of Intent to purchase the feed assets of Southern States Cooperative, with Ford stating “the company is looking to move more quickly in the strategic market than the discussions with Southern States allowed.”

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