JBS Canada starts construction on new Alberta distribution centre
The $80-million centre is expected to increase JBS Canada’s shipping capacity by 40 per cent.
June 20, 2024 | By MRO Staff
JBS Canada has broken ground on a new distribution centre in Brooks, Alta.
Construction on the $80-million centre is expected to finish in Q4 2025. The centre is expected to increase JBS Canada’s shipping capacity by 40 per cent, minimize errors, and improve worker safety.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and JBS USA CEO Wesley Batista Filho attended the ground-breaking ceremony along with the County of Newell councillors Holly Johnson, Greg Skriver, Neil Johnson and Reve Doerksen, Brooks Mayor John Petrie, MP Martin Shields, and agriculture minister RJ Sigurdson.
“JBS Canada is a benchmark for our beef business units in North America,” Filho said in a LinkedIn post. “This distribution centre will ensure that JBS Canada remains on the cutting edge of supply chain technology, and we look forward to its completion”.
“Our team members are the reason that JBS Canada is able to make such a substantial investment in Brooks,” said Celio Fritche, president of JBS Canada. “Thank you, for your hard work, dedication, and for working to feed Canada each and every day.”
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