re: Food and beverage processing establishments (plants) in the United States—36,486, owned by about 31,401 companies in 2017
>>16212213 (lb), >>16212352 (lb)
General Mills: plane crash in isolated lot
Azure Standard: few product lines affected short-term (carob, honey, oil, vinegar…)
East Conway Pork & Beef: local butcher shop
Gem State Processing: “Damage to the building itself appears minor.”
Rio Fresh: onions and some leafy products (plan to operate out of other facilities)
Penobscot McCrum's (potatoes): Newer facilities available? No product shortage?
>April 21 - plane crashed into General Mills plant, Covington, GA
Two people are dead after a plane they were aboard [crashed into an "isolated" lot] at a General Mills plant in Covington, Georgia, officials confirm.
https://people.com/human-interest/2-dead-plane-crash-general-mills-plant-covington-georgia/
>April 18 - fire at Azure Standard Headquarters, Durfur, OH
“While the HQ facility is a total loss, and a few product lines will be affected for the short term, other Azure Standard facilities are operating as close to normal as possible.”
we will experience out-of-stock status for Azure Market oils, honey and vinegars - basically any Azure Market liquid product - as well as our carob products for the short term. We are not yet at fruit harvest, so no immediate impact will be experienced from the loss of our fruit packing facility. None of the products we distribute for our vendors will be affected,” he concluded.
https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/fire-destroys-azure-standard-headquarter-facility/
>April 11 - fire at East Conway Beef & Pork Meat Processing, East Conway, NH
[Local butcher shop/slaughter house]
https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/local/fire-destroys-east-conway-butcher-shop/article_15a841e2-ba7a-11ec-8ea1-670070a1129b.html
Firefighters from several departments in Maine helped battle a massive fire that destroyed a butcher shop and meat market in Center Conway, New Hampshire.
This is the second time that East Conway Beef & Pork has burned
same facility also burned about 10 years ago
https://www.wmtw.com/article/cattle-rescued-fire-destroys-meat-market/39711085#article_7df4657c-c03e-11ec-a8c2-5f88e266c6db.html
>April 13 - plane crashed into Gem State Processing plant, Heybur, ID
Damage to the building itself appears minor.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/plane-crashes-into-potato-processing-plant-in-heyburn/ar-AAWbegK
>March 31 - fire at Rio Fresh onion processing plant, San Juan, TX
“Right now we can't operate out of this facility right now,” Larson said. “We've been blessed with some amazing community, fellow farmers, and packers and shippers and warehouses and they have opened their arms to allow us to try and operate out of some of their facilities."
https://www.krgv.com/news/staff-members-at-produce-facility-assess-damage-from-fire
>March 24 - fire at Penobscot McCrum Potato plant, Belfast, ME
Massive Potato Processing Plant Fire Burns In Belfast, Maine
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2022/03/24/potato-plant-fire-belfast-maine-penobscot-mccrum/
the fire left 138 people jobless
https://www.foxbangor.com/news/item/idled-penobscot-mccrumb-workers-focus-of-job-fair/
McCrum just opened North America's newest fry processing plant in Washburn, Maine
The new facility in Washburn started processing in late June 2020 and has contracted in excess of 1 million cwt of potatoes to get the plant up and running through 2020. The plant has capacity to use a substantial percentage of the Maine potato crop on an annual basis.
Aug 12, 2020
https://www.potatopro.com/news/2020/mccrum-just-opened-north-americas-newest-fry-processing-plant-washburn-maine
No mention found of product shortage on website:
https://penobscotmccrum.com/products/