North Carolina-based plant-based meat manufacturer Improved Nature is planning to build a new facility in Smithfield, N.C.
In December 2022, the Smithfield Town Council approved a rezoning request for a nine-acre tract of land in Smithfield. The request was to rezone the land from light industrial to heavy industrial.
On the land, Improved Nature is planning to build a manufacturing facility to produce its non-GMO soy-based meat substitute products, said Steven Sanderson of…