Initial employment levels, the company say, will be 150-200 people but ultimately this could rise to more than 400 across six to eight production lines.
Windsor bought the plant last spring. It had been built in 2003 by Mississippi Beef Processors and closed in August 2004, only three months after it opened. The closure cost the state of Mississippi $55 million when the owners defaulted on a state-guaranteed loan.
Windsor make frozen speciality foods for the food service, industrial and consumer market; brands include Fred’s for Starters (appetizers), Cripple Creek (barbecue), Jose Ole (Mexican), Golden Tiger (Asian) and Bernardini (Italian).
