Swift Prepared Foods, a subsidiary of JBS USA, recently hosted a grand opening to celebrate its new $68 million facility in Moberly, Missouri. The new facility will produce ready-to-eat, fully cooked bacon and create nearly 200 new jobs in the region.

"This is a great day for Swift Prepared Foods, and we are proud to call Missouri home as we continue to grow our company and create opportunity for our team members," said Tom Lopez, president and chief operating officer of Swift Prepared Foods. "This milestone marks our entrance into the region, and we look forward to making Moberly an even better place to live and work."

Swift Prepared Foods joins more than 400 food companies already operating in the state.

"It is always exciting when companies choose to invest and grow in Missouri," Gov. Mike Parson said. "With the opening of its facility here in Moberly and the recent announcement of its new facility in Columbia, Swift Prepared Foods has shown a commitment to the people of this state. We are proud that Missouri is home to great companies like this one and look forward to working together for many years to come."

Swift Prepared Foods provides protein products and  prepared foods throughout the U.S. This is the company's sixth facility in the country.

Swift Prepared Foods highlighted Moberly's strategic location, as well as support from the community and state as key reasons for their decision to expand into the region.

"We are thrilled that Swift Prepared Foods chose to invest in Missouri," Missouri Partnership CEO Subash Alias said. "Missouri Partnership was honored to partner with Austin Consulting, and our friends at the Moberly Area Economic Development Corporation, Ameren Missouri, Missouri Department of Economic Development, and the Missouri Development Finance Board to bring this project to Missouri."