5-19 news: Foster Farms expects to restore all jobs at Farmerville plant
The company did not specify when it would achieve those employment numbers. Under the agreement with the state, the company has to employ 650 workers within two months, ramped up to 1,100 employees by the end of the third year of ownership. Foster Farms said that it hopes to open the facility, which was closed by Pilgrim's on May 8, by mid-July. A hearing in bankruptcy court to approve the sale is scheduled for today.