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Mexico Today
By the People, for the People
Western Smokehouse Partners Opens $60M Plant in Mid-Missouri
New facility in Mexico, Missouri expected to create hundreds of jobs in the region.
Mar. 16, 2026 at 10:18am
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Western Smokehouse Partners, a growing company that produces premium meat snacks, has opened a new 300,000 square foot production plant in Mexico, Missouri. The $60 million facility is the largest of the company's eight plants and is expected to provide much-needed jobs in the mid-Missouri region.
Why it matters
The opening of the Western Smokehouse Partners plant comes at a critical time for Mexico and Audrain County, which have seen plant closures and a hospital shutdown in the past decade. The new jobs are expected to help stem the tide of residents commuting outside the area for work.
The details
The new plant is located in a former Soft Surroundings warehouse that had been vacant for several months. Western Smokehouse Partners CEO Matt Bormann, a Mizzou graduate, says the company has invested $60 million into the Mexico facility, which is the largest of its eight plants.
- Western Smokehouse Partners opened the new plant in Mexico, Missouri in October 2024.
- Then-Missouri Governor Mike Parson traveled to Mexico to make the plant announcement in October 2024.
The players
Western Smokehouse Partners
A growing company that crafts premium meat snacks and has opened a new 300,000 square foot production plant in Mexico, Missouri.
Matt Bormann
The CEO of Western Smokehouse Partners, who is a Mizzou graduate and spoke about the new $60 million plant in Mexico.
Mike Parson
The former Governor of Missouri who traveled to Mexico to make the announcement about the new Western Smokehouse Partners plant.
What they’re saying
“In the old Soft Surroundings building. And it was just a warehouse. It had been vacated several months ago, and the community had lost those jobs.”
— Matt Bormann, CEO, Western Smokehouse Partners
“I think the stats I was given was 3,000 people everyday leave (mid-Missouri's) Audrain County to go to work. So you had people commuting to Jefferson City, Fulton, Columbia … for work.”
— Matt Bormann, CEO, Western Smokehouse Partners
“Jobs like the ones at Western Smokehouse Partners are what keeps small towns like Mexico together.”
— Mike Parson, Former Governor of Missouri
What’s next
The new Western Smokehouse Partners plant is expected to create hundreds of jobs in the Mexico, Missouri area, helping to address the issue of residents commuting outside the region for work.
The takeaway
The opening of the $60 million Western Smokehouse Partners plant in Mexico, Missouri represents a significant investment in the local economy and an opportunity to provide much-needed jobs in a region that has struggled with plant closures and job losses in recent years.
