Perdue Farms, Monterey

'It’s going to hurt the town of Monterey' Longtime Perdue employee reacts to chicken processing plant closure
Perdue Farms announced they would be closing their massive chicken processing plant in Monterey. All 433 employees will lose their jobs.
Perdue Farms to close Monterey chicken plant, cutting 433 jobs: 'Everybody's in shock'
U.S. chicken producer Perdue Farms will permanently shut a Monterey, Tennessee, processing plant on March 28, eliminating jobs for 433 employees, the company said on Friday. It is the latest loss for poultry workers, with Tyson Foods having shuttered six U.S. chicken plants since 2023 after struggling to match production with consumer demand.
Perdue Farms to close facility in TN, cutting more than 400 jobs
Several hundred workers at Perdue Farms will soon be without a job after the company announced on Thursday it is closing the Putnam County facility. Once one of the leading poultry producers in the country,
More than 400 employees impacted by closure of Perdue Farms Monterey plant
More than 400 employees are being impacted by the closure of the Perdue Farms Monterey plant. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter reacted to the news.
Perdue Farms Tennessee chicken plant to close
US chicken producer Perdue Farms will permanently shut a Monterey, Tennessee, processing plant on March 28, eliminating jobs for 433 employees, Reuters reported, citing the company on Friday.
Perdue Farms closing Monterey plant facility, more than 400 layoffs to follow
PUTNAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — Perdue Farms is closing their Monterey plant, the Putnam County mayor announced Thursday night. The closure will leave 433 employees out of a job. Randy Porter, the mayor of Putnam County, says the plant has been a part of Monterey and the county's economy for numerous years.
Perdue Farms to Shut Down Tennessee Plant
Perdue Farms plans to close a processing plant in Tennessee that employs more than 430 people. In a news release Thursday, the company confirmed that the Monterey facility would close in late March. It said changes in market demand and how the company produces and supplies its products have affected the Monterey plant in recent years.
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Perdue to close its Monterey plant, citing demand changes
Learn more about the company's decision that came after a strategic business and financial review of the plant’s performance.
Perdue Farms, Labor Department ink $4 million deal in child labor investigation
Perdue Farms and a staffing agency will pay more than $4 million to settle claims that they employed children in hazardous ...
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Perdue Farms to pay $4M after employing children in hazardous jobs at Va. plant, Feds say
Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after it employed children in hazardous occupations at a Virginia plant and ...
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Perdue agrees to pay $4 million after children worked hazardous jobs in Virginia
The U.S. Labor Department says Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after it employed children in hazardous ...
Federal rule could financially protect thousands of North Carolina poultry farmers
Advocates say the rule change will protect poultry farmers financially by providing a minimum base pay and more transparency ...
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Perdue Farms achieves milestone
A Commitment to Community “Delivering hope to our neighbors is fundamental to who we are at Perdue Farms,” said Bill See, senior manager of community relations for Perdue Farm ...
Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations
Perdue Farms and JBS have settled with the Labor Department after relying on migrant children to do dangerous work in their ...