Cargill to spend $111 million to convert beef plants

Cargill is investing $111 million to convert its ground beef plant at Columbus, Neb., to a cooked meats facility and relocate ground beef production currently taking place there to existing plants in Butler, Wis., and Fort Worth.

The converted plant will give the company new capabilities to produce specific types of cooked meat products for its customers. The conversion will begin in early December and production will start in mid-2016.

Cargill Meat Solutions is headquartered in Wichita.

This story was originally published September 25, 2015 at 11:08 AM with the headline "Cargill to spend $111 million to convert beef plants."