It will be the second manufacturing facility for Archer, which needs to expand beyond its plant in San Bernardino, Chief Executive Eugene Kang said. Part of the Vernon plant that Farmer John left ...

Meat snack company Archer is moving into the former factory of longtime Dodger Dog producer Farmer John. Parent company Smithfield sold the plant in 2023 for upwards of $206 million, according to ...

San Bernardino-based Archer, a meat snack food manufacturer, is taking over the old Farmer John meat-packing factory in Vernon. The company plans to reopen the facility in Sept. and hire 200 workers.

The snackmaker Archer is taking over the former Farmer John meatpacking plant in Vernon, saving the downtown Los Angeles plant targeted for demolition. The plant closed two years ago when the ...