Farbest Foods Inc

164 Green card sponsorships · 1 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2019–FY2024
Filing volume Top 2% of 332,896 US employers by PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ + LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ volume
1,200 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
13.7% Green-card sponsorship rate 164 green-card filings / 1,200 employees · FY2019–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
0.083% Work-visa filing rate 1 work-visa filings / 1,200 employees · FY2019–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
13.8% Visa filings vs workforce 165 filings / 1,200 employees · FY2019–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 1,200 U.S. employees
  • 8% Green-card filings certified 13 of 164 green-card filings · last filed Jan 2024 · FY2019–FY2024
    22 Green-card filings denied of 164 green-card filings · FY2019–FY2024 filings
    4 Green-card filings withdrawn of 164 green-card filings · FY2019–FY2024 filings
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings 165 filings · last Jan 2024 · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2019–FY2024
    14% Visa filings vs workforce 165 filings / 1,200 employees · FY2019–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    -99% Trend vs last year FY2024 1 vs FY2023 90
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 165 filings · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2019–FY2024
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 165 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2019–FY2024
    164 Green-card filings FY2019–FY2024
    1 Work-visa filings FY2019–FY2024
    Top 24% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 164 filings / 1,200 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 24% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2019–FY2024
    Top 37% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 164 filings / 1,200 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 37% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2019–FY2024
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Filing pattern observations

Filing patterns are statistical observations derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. They do not constitute accusations of wrongdoing. Wage levels are determined by the DOL's rigid 5-step NPWC evaluation process based on O*NET Job Zone requirements. Use this information to inform your own due diligence.
Elevated denial rate

13.8% PERM denial rate vs 1.9% industry median (22 denied of 160 decided)

This employer
13.8%
Industry median
1.9%
Industry p90
11.4%
Immigration How this is calculated →

Public record data. PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

Certified

13

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ approvals

Expired

125

90.6% rate

Denied

22

13.4% rate

Withdrawn

4

2.4% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Farbest Foods Inc has filed each quarter, from FY2019 to today.

FY2019 Q1: 2 filingsFY2020 Q1: 1 filingsFY2020 Q2: 33 filingsFY2020 Q3: 4 filingsFY2020 Q4: 1 filingsFY2021 Q2: 18 filingsFY2021 Q3: 1 filingsFY2022 Q2: 1 filingsFY2022 Q4: 12 filingsFY2023 Q1: 52 filingsFY2023 Q2: 38 filingsFY2024 Q2: 1 filings02652FY2019FY2020FY2023
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Farbest Foods Inc applied to sponsor 164 workers for green cards between 2019 and 2024. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

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