As it preps for new factory opening in Union, Volpi Foods searches for some willing meat slicers

As it preps for new factory opening in Union, Volpi Foods searches for some willing meat slicers
April 12, 2021 Matt Fernandes
Volpi Foods on April 19 will begin operations at its new 86,000-square-foot facility in Union, Missouri, where it will slice and package various meat products. Pictured here (from left) are Marketing Manager Deanna Depke, Supply Chain Manager Derek Depke, CEO Lorenza Pasetti and Commercialization Manager Daniela Walker.

This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on April 9, 2021. 


Volpi Foods, the St. Louis-based purveyor of dry-cured meats, will open its fifth production facility later this month in a move tailored to managing the 119-year-old company’s fastest growing product line.

On April 19, Volpi will begin operations within its new 89,000-square-foot “conversion” facility in Union, Missouri, which will be devoted entirely to slicing and packaging Volpi-produced meats, including prosciutto, salame and pancetta.

The move marks a significant expansion of the company’s 30-acre site in Union, located in Franklin County, about 50 miles southwest of St. Louis. The new two-story facility, built by Swansea-based Holland Construction Services, will connect to an existing 120,000-square-foot facility dedicated to manufacturing prosciutto, a process that can take a year.

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