Conagra Brands is upgrading equipment to a Missouri factory for nearly $30 million to produce the company's healthy choices and Marie Callender's meals.

According to a joint statement from Conagra and the local development bureau, the project’s publicly listed U.S. food business facility in Macon will create 26 jobs and add 340 existing jobs.

Conagra said the $2.91 million investment includes replacing “outdated equipment” and improving the site’s food cooling capacity.

Baking ovens and freezers will be replaced while new equipment for the “dehydration” process and new equipment for raw meat inspection and processing to expand the products produced at the site.

"This expansion represents a meaningful investment in our business and local communities, and we are proud to continue to build our presence here," said John Phipps, manager of Conagra Macon Facilities.

“We value a strong partnership with the City of Macon and look forward to expanding our business.”

The Missouri Department of Economic Development will provide undisclosed tax credits and capital for the Macon project, the statement said.

Macon's expansion comes after a decision to close the bird eye of a pie-filled factory in Fennville, Michigan earlier this year and Duncan Hines brand maker, putting 85 workers' jobs online by the end of June.

Last year, Conagra also permanently closed bird frozen vegetable plants in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, losing 252 jobs.

Conagra earlier this month said it sold its chef Boyardee's stable pasta business to a hometown food company, selling it for $600 million in cash.

The deal includes an 820,000-square-foot production facility in Milton, Pennsylvania, and all employees employed by the facility.

Chef Boyardee's shelf-stabilizing products have net sales of approximately $450 million for Conagra in 2024.

Before the disposal was announced, Conagra released its third-quarter results in April when it kept its guidance unchanged, which remained unchanged in 2025.

Boomchickapop of snack brand Angie predicts that net organic sales across the manufacturer group will fall by about 2% after it has declined by 2.8% year to date to $8.83 billion in nine months of the fiscal year.

Conagra expects adjusted operating margin to be 14.4% and adjusted EPS to be $2.35.

From 16.3% in the same period in 2024, margin fell to 14.2%, while adjusted EPS fell to $1.73 from $2.06.