A U.S. food giant that expanded to Utah just 5 years ago is now laying off more than 700 workers

Tyson Foods said it’s shutting down its relatively new meat processing plant as it navigates a historic national cattle shortage.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Homes in Eagle Mountain, where a massive Tyson Foods meat processing plant that employs more than 700 people is shutting down, the company announced Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.

A U.S. food giant that expanded to Utah just 5 years ago is now laying off more than 700 workers

Tyson Foods said it’s shutting down its relatively new meat processing plant as it navigates a historic national cattle shortage.

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