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Perdue to close Pennsylvania poultry plant
Perdue Farms is closing its Booth Creek Natural Chicken

more efficiently serve all of our customers," said Les-

(BCNC) plant in Fredericksburg, Pa., in an initiative to

ter Gray, senior vice president of operations for Perdue

modernize the company's processing plants and capacity.

Foods. "When we looked at our long-term needs, it be-

The company said BCNC will close on or shortly af-

came clear that the BCNC plant would require signifi-

ter March 14, and the lease for a distribution center in

cant and costly upgrades, and even then, we would not

Denver, Pa., that serves the BCNC plant will not be re-

overcome the age and physical limitations of the facility."

newed. Perdue said it plans to offer all workers affected

Perdue said the changes would not impact the compa-

by the plant closure the opportunity to transfer to other

ny's organic live production in Pennsylvania. The compa-

Perdue facilities. Employees who choose not to transfer

ny plans to help other Pennsylvania growers to transition

will be offered severance packages, including extended

to organic poultry production. Additionally, the com-

benefits coverage, the company said. Perdue Farms said

pany is developing a breeder operation in Pennsylvania.

it would work with other employers and agencies to place

"These moves are part of an ongoing strategy to focus

as many workers as possible within the community. More

on premium brands and products in the USDA Process

than 600 employees will be affected by the plant closure.

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"As we increased our focus on premium brands and

Organic segments, while increasing efficiencies in an

products, we freed up capacity across our supply chain,

ever-more competitive marketplace," said Jim Perdue,

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Foster Farms reopens
Livingston plant
On the morning of Jan. 22, Foster Farms resumed operations at its Livingston, Calif., poultry plant following a temporary plant shut-down after the discovery of cockroaches
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facility. Now that all employees are back to work, Foster
Farms plans to add weekend shifts and provide overtime
to hourly plant employees in the coming weeks.
"Although this has been a challenging time, we remain committed to the highest level of quality and food
safety through all aspects of our plant operations and will
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