Foster Farms Dairy's expansion plans accelerated again Monday with the announcement it is buying ice cream plants in Sacramento and Salem, Ore.
The Modesto-based company will add the plants through its acquisition of Matterhorn Group Inc., which is based in Boise, Idaho, and filed for bankruptcy protection. The price was not disclosed.
The deal will add130 year-round employees and about 40 seasonal workers to Foster Farms' work force of 1,100, said Jeff Foster, chief executive officer and president, in a statement. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved the purchase last week.
Matterhorn makes ice cream mainly under private labels for numerous retailers. Its Web site says it is the top producer in the West of "novelty" items, such as ice cream sandwiches and drumsticks.
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