House of Raeford Farms is in talks with officials in Aiken County, South Carolina, with the company reportedly hoping to build a new plant there.
According to a report from the Aiken Standard, the Aiken City Council on March 11 voted 6-1 to approve the first reading on an ordinance that would offer the company discounted water and sewer rates if the company were to build a plant on the north side of the city. The Standard also reported that the company is in talks with county officials concerning tax incentives.
The proposed plant project represents a $185 million investment on behalf of House of Raeford, and about 900 people would be employed at the facility.
A House of Raeford spokesperson, in an email to WATT Global Media, said it was "too early" to make any comments about the potential plant.
House of Raeford already has operations in three other South Carolina communities. It also operates in the states of North Carolina, Louisiana and Georgia.
The ninth largest broiler producer in the United States, House of Raeford Farms produced 31.12 million pounds of ready-to-cook chicken on a weekly basis in 2023. It operates five slaughter plants, three further processing plants, four hatcheries and four feed mills.
