Cargill Meat Solutions announced it will lay off 171 employees at its Fresno, CA, plant in early August, following a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice dated June 11.
The layoffs are in anticipation of the plant’s sale to Central Valley Meat of Hanford, CA, which also owns Harris Ranch Beef. According to The Business Journal, Central Valley Meat, which announced the acquisition on May 7, aims to retain as many of the plant’s 880 employees as possible, citing the purchase as a “significant expansion” to improve market response and supply chain efficiency.
“We’re excited to work alongside cattle producers in the state and region to continue delivering quality beef products for our customers and consumers,” Central Valley Meat CEO and owner Brian Coelho said in a statement.
