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45 million chickens per year: Jollibee opens PH's largest poultry plant

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MANILA - Jollibee Foods Corp said Tuesday it opened a poultry processing plant in Batangas province, the largest in the country, to meet increased demand for its top-selling fried chicken.The facility in Sto. Tomas town can process 45 million chickens per year and can provide dressed and marinated chicken to Jollibee, the company told the stock exchange.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/25/16/no-more-chickensad-as-jollibee-to-build-poultry-plant">No more #ChickenSad as Jollibee to build poultry plant </a></li></ul>The plant is operated by Cargill Joy Poultry Production or C-Joy, a joint venture between Jollibee Foods and US-based Cargill. The country&#x27;s largest fastfood operator announced construction of the facility in May last year.Chickenjoy is among Jollibee&#x27;s top-selling products, drawing food lovers here and abroad, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who swung by a Jollibee branch on his way to a Pacific Rim leaders&#x27; meeting in Manila last month.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/12/17/canadas-justin-trudeau-visits-jollibee-in-manila">Canada&#x27;s Justin Trudeau visits Jollibee in Manila </a></li></ul>The plant investment came 3 years after Chickenjoy fried chicken briefly disappeared from its stores due to a “systems upgrade,” causing the hashtag#Chickensad to go viral.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/07/14/no-chickenjoy-jollibee-explains-why">No ChickenJoy? Jollibee explains why </a></li></ul>

Jollibee Foods Corp said Tuesday it opened a poultry processing plant in Batangas province, the largest in the country, to meet increased demand for its top-selling fried chicken.

Jollibee Foods Corp said Tuesday it opened a poultry processing plant in Batangas province, the largest in the country, to meet increased demand for its top-selling fried chicken.