The new facility began production last week and includes a modern distribution center and 16,000 square feet of the latest high-tech equipment and systems available.
The lawsuit, filed by the Marler Clark law firm on behalf of the family of Robert Danell, blames the companies for the sale of “unreasonably dangerous” food that led to Danell’s death in 2010.
JBS said in a statement that it would acquire Agroveneto, which specializes in ground poultry meat and is based in the southern state of Santa Catarina.