Cargill plans to boost its cooked poultry operations in Thailand, with investment in capacity expansion and automation.
The US-based, privately-owned meat giant is ploughing Bt2bn ($60m) into the Southeast Asian country, partly due to "global protein demand".
Cargill said the investment includes a new automated production line for cooked chicken products at its poultry site in the city of Saraburi, less than a two-hour drive from the capital Bangkok.
Completion is set for an unspecified date in 2028, according to a statement from the Minnesota-headquartered business.
Work is also already underway to build a 30,000-metric-ton grain silo for chicken feed at Cargill's facility in Nakhon Ratchasima province in Thailand's north-east region known as Isaan.
Situated near an existing feed mill, Cargill said the new site will "enhance raw material storage capabilities and provide greater flexibility in grain procurement throughout the year, while creating additional income opportunities for local farmers beyond the traditional harvest season".
That project is due to be completed in December.