Poultry plant expansion to add 103 jobs in Davie County

By: From press release | Statesville Record & Landmark
Published: September 25, 2009

Townsends Inc., a leading international producer and marketer of poultry products, will expand in Davie County.

The company plans to create 103 jobs and invest $700,000 over the next three years. The announcement was made possible in part by a $250,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.

"Food production and economic growth go hand in hand in North Carolina, a tradition underscored by Townsends' expansion in Mocksville," Gov. Beverly Perdue said. "Companies like this one continue to find success and expand in our state, attracted by our high-quality workforce and business-friendly environment."

Townsends, a 118-year-old poultry company headquartered in Delaware, supplies value-added chicken products to the domestic and international food service and retail markets. The company has a significant presence in North Carolina with three plants located in Pittsboro, Siler City and Mocksville that employ about 1,500 people. T

The Mocksville facility, operating as Crestwood Farms, a division of Townsends, is the core of the company's expansion into value-added chicken products and key to its strategic growth. The company plans to add a production line of fully cooked products, increasing its capacity by approximately 25 percent. Currently, Crestwood Farms employs about 267 workers.

Salaries for the 103 new workers will vary by job function, but the overall average wage will be $21,496 a year, not including benefits.

For more information about Townsends Inc., including job opportunities, please visit: http://www.townsends.com/.