The John Hot Dog, a farmer who once made Vernon Plant, will soon provide millions of pounds of cocks to a fast-growing Southern California snack food company.

CEO Eugene Kang said it would be Archer's second manufacturing facility and it needs to expand beyond its San Bernardino plant.

Part of the Vernon factory left by farmer John in 2023 is being completely renovated by Archer and will employ more than 200 people when it opens in September. The increase in Vernon plants will cost about $30 million.

Kang said Archer is taking over farmer John's processing plant, farmer John Cooked Ham, sausage and hot dogs.

Farmer John provided meat to the famous Dodger Dogs at Dodger Stadium but was unable to reach a new contract agreement with the Dodgers, while Farmer John stopped being the main hotdog supplier for the stadium in 2021.

"I don't know what happened between them and the Dodgers, but we're the official Dodgers meat snack right now," he said.

Major League Baseball announced last month that the Dodgers recently signed a multi-year contract with Archer. Archer's jerky and cocks are for sale at the stadium concession stand, a satisfying development of Southern California Local Health.

“As a kid, Dodge Dogs were deeply rooted in my childhood and my life,” he said.

He also sent a taste to convenience stores scattered in the deserts of Southern California while storing shelves at his family’s convenience store. As a young man, he went to the Grand Canyon with his aunt, and he fell in love with the jerky he took samples from a roadside stall.

Kang tracked down small producers near San Bernardino and set out to meet with the producer, the 80-year-old named Celestino "Charlie" Mirarchi, who is about to retire. Kang and his aunt bought Mirarchi's business in 2011 and used Mirarchi's recipes to build their own jerky empire.

Archer made a breakthrough in 2014 through a partnership with Huy Fong Sriracha, creating the Sriracha-flavored Jerky.

Kang said the new flavor caught the attention of some large retailers, including Kroger and Sprout, and helped Archer expand its coverage. Among the 30,000 stores selling archer products today are Costco, Whole Foods Market, Walmart, Target, Albertsons and 7-Eleven.

Kang said the company hired nearly 200 units, with sales up 90% last year, mainly fueled by cocks, and will earn nearly $500 million in revenue over the next 18 months.

Kang said the new Vernon plant would cost about $30 million, focusing on beef and turkey sticks, eventually running three shifts a day to produce 36 million pounds of dick a year.

The company said most of Archer's herbivorous beef supply comes from Australia and New Zealand. Archer participates in advanced cleaners, protein-rich and convenient food categories.