April 8 (Reuters) - Maple Leaf Foods Inc MFI.TO :
* MAPLE LEAF ADVANCES LEADERSHIP IN RAPIDLY GROWING PLANT-BASED PROTEIN MARKET WITH CONSTRUCTION OF A WORLD-CLASS PRODUCTION FACILITY
* MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC - UNIT ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A US$310 MILLION PLANT-BASED PROTEIN FOOD PROCESSING FACILITY IN SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA
* MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC - WILL ALSO INVEST APPROXIMATELY US$26 MILLION FOR ITS EXISTING FACILITIES
* MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC - EXPECTS TO INCUR ONE-TIME START-UP COSTS OF US$34 MILLION
* MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC - WILL FUND THIS INITIATIVE THROUGH COMBINATION OF CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS AND DEBT
* MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC - CO AND UNIT GREENLEAF FOODS SPC ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A PLANT-BASED PROTEIN FOOD PROCESSING FACILITY IN INDIANA