JBS USA, held a press conference this afternoon to discuss details of its agreement with Canadian beef processor XL Foods, regarding the XL Lakeside facility in Brooks, Alberta, Canada.
Cameron Bruett, chief sustainability officer and head of corporate communications, laid out JBS' six-point plan for the Lakeside facility to the media in a Thursday afternoon press conference, in which The National Provisioner participated via conference call. JBS has had discussions with key stakeholders over the last week and has developed the plan, a strategy aimed at getting the plant up and running, producing safe beef products and potentially becoming part of JBS USA in the future.