RICHMOND, Va. — The closed, former Tyson Foods plant in Glen Allen, Va., has been sold for $5 million.
Cushman & Wakefield/Thalimer, a real estate services firm, announces that the 208,000 square foot facility, located on Mountain Road in Glen Allen has been acquired by Hanoverlovestheproperty LLC, from Tyson. The manufacturing building sits on more than 53 acres.
This facility’s closure was announced in the spring of 2023, along with a site in Van Buren, Ark.
Poultry Times has reached out to Tyson Foods for comment.
In early 2024, after the Glen Allen plant closure was reported the prior year, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced the formation of the Central Virginia Poultry Cooperative Inc., which switched focus to eggs from broilers. The farmer-owned co-op produces and sells cage-free table eggs to Dutch Country Organics of Indiana.
“When we learned … that poultry farmers in Central Virginia needed our help, I directed our Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to bring a team together and find a way forward for the family-owned farms of the region,” Youngkin said in an announcement at that time. “I am thrilled to share that less than a year later; the Commonwealth is supporting many of these growers in making a bold step forward to a brighter future in the fast-growing market for cage-free eggs.”
Through its contracts, Dutch Country’s eggs are sold to national retailers such as Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Aldi and Target.
In the 2024 announcement, Lamar Bontrager, Dutch Country Organics CEO, said, “We look forward to our new relationship with the Central Virginia Poultry Cooperative and its family farm members. The family farm is our story. It’s what we support. It’s what we encourage. The family farm, where fresh, natural eggs come from fresh, clean environments.”
In Virgina, Tyson Foods, also in 2023, announced the opening of a $300 million fully-cooked production plant in Danville. The company notes that this 325,000 square foot facility produces about 4 million pounds of fully-cooked poultry a week.
“Danville represents a significant commitment to the region and we take our responsibility to enhance the communities where we live and work seriously,” Donnie King, Tyson Foods president and CEO said in the 2023 announcement. “This plant is also a significant step toward our ongoing goal of operational excellence by investing in innovative technology and automation.”
