With $355 million in facility-specific investment and 450 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The food & beverage context.
Food and beverage manufacturing is a broad and growing part of America's industrial expansion. From dairy and protein processing to packaged foods, snacks, and beverages, new plants and expansions are adding production capacity across the country. These projects bring major investment and substantial job creation while strengthening domestic supply chains and regional manufacturing economies.
At a glance
- Company
- Tyson Foods
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Bowling Green, Kentucky
- Investment
- $355.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 450
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- Feb 8, 2022
- Operations began
- Dec 1, 2023
- Added to tracker
- Feb 26, 2026
Official references
- Primary source https://www.tysonfoods.com/news/news-releases/2022/2/tyson-foods-invests-bowling-green-kentucky-state-art-facility
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Tyson Foods, Bowling Green, KY." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/tyson-foods-bowling-green. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.