The Board of Investments (BoI) has approved a P78.3-million expansion project of 557 Feather Meal Corp. under the 2017 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP), the Trade department said. BOI said the project involves additional facilities for poultry dressing at 557 Feather Meal’s existing plant in Concepcion, Tarlac. The facility exclusively serves the poultry dressing and further processing requirements of San Miguel Foods Inc. (SMFI). “This expansion will address the chicken meat requirements of Central Luzon considering its growing demand,” Trade Undersecretary and BOI managing head Ceferino Rodolfo said. The company is the only accredited poultry dressing plant in Tarlac but Trade department that in there are 20 such facilities in all of Central Luzon.

Source: Manila Times October 24, 2017 15:33 UTC