SOPAKCO Packaging (Bennettsville)
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THE QUICK READ
SOPAKCO's Bennettsville plant processes and packages shelf-stable meals, including Meals Ready-to-Eat for the U.S. military — vacuum-sealed pouches holding entrées, sides, and desserts. The company is the largest MRE supplier in the country, with military rations making up about 60 to 70 percent of its business. Founded in 1943 to supply canned rations during World War II, SOPAKCO set up its Mullins headquarters in 1965 and later expanded into Bennettsville. In 2025 the company announced a $22.8 million investment to renovate and grow this plant.
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JOBS HERE
No openings on file for this plant right now. Nearby plants that are hiring are listed further down.
PAY PICTURE
Ammonia / Industrial Refrigeration Tech
- Government data for South Carolina
- $23.22–$32.68/hr
- What techs ask in South Carolina
- $28.27–$39.38/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 7 techs in our network, South Carolina
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for South Carolina
- $21.27–$31.48/hr
- What techs ask in South Carolina
- $25.90–$38.17/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 7 techs in our network, South Carolina
Area pay for these roles, not this plant’s pay. Rows we cannot back with data are left out.
ABOUT THIS FACILITY
- Reported employees
- ~100
- Products
- processing, ready-to-eat
- Size
- Small
On file · Sep 2026
LIVING IN BENNETTSVILLE, SC
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| ButterBall | Raeford, NC | 37 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| Pilgrim's Pride | Marshville, NC | 48 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Lineage Logistics Services, LLC | Tar Heel, NC | 51 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Tyson Foods | Monroe, NC | 53 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Pilgrim's Pride | Sumter, SC | 65 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Americold Logistics | Sumter, SC | 65 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Clinton, NC | 82 mi | 7 JOBS → |
| ButterBall | Mount Olive, NC | 107 mi | 11 JOBS → |
ABOUT SOPAKCO PACKAGING
SOPAKCO, Inc. is a food processing company headquartered in Mullins, SC, specializing in ready-to-eat products. The company operates a single small facility in Mullins with approximately 100 employees. SOPAKCO does not use ammonia refrigeration and does not maintain a PSM program.
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