RC Creations to establish seafood processing facility in North Carolina

RC Creations, a US-based seafood processing firm, has unveiled plans to establish a new manufacturing facility in Pender County, North Carolina, investing more than $25m by the end of 2017.

The project was announced by North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker.

Featuring state-of-the-art technologies, the facility will import fresh and frozen seafood from across the world and produce ready-to-eat seafood products for the domestic and international markets, the company said.

The plant will comply with the current Global Food Safety Initiatives (GFSI) and Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements.

McCrory said that the project demonstrates how investments in customised training programmes at community colleges and critical infrastructure can spur job creation.

RC Creations manufacturing vice president Richard Nordt said, "After an extensive multi-state search and selection process, the combination of the area’s pro-business climate, motivating incentive offerings and high quality of life, made it the most viable option for our organisation’s rapid growth."

The company received an award by the Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) programme as voted by the state Economic Investment Committee.

As per the JDIG award terms, RC Creations is eligible to receive up to 12 annual grants equal to 62% of the state personal income tax withholdings from the new jobs created since the initial award. Over the 12-year period, the award could yield aggregate benefits to RC Creations of up to $975,000.

Around $325,000 of the funds could be added to the state’s Utility Fund for infrastructure improvements in economically distressed counties.

Operating as a division of New York-headquartered Acme Smoked Fish, RC Creations is a family-owned business engaged in the production of value-added seafood products.

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Image: The facility will import fresh and frozen seafood from across the world and produce ready-to-eat seafood products. Photo courtesy of voraorn / FreeDigitalPhotos.net.