Foster Farms plans to permanently close its fresh turkey processing plant in Central California and lay off more than 500 employees, according to a notice processed Feb. 28 by the state.
The company says changes in market demand prompted the shuttering of its plant in Turlock, California.
The closure will put 478 workers out of work at its F Street location in the central California farming community, located in Stanislaus County about 100 miles east of San Francisco.
The company will close two other locations in Turlock as well—a trucking yard for live turkeys on C Street, and a feed mill located on West Main Street….