'Grim' outlook for Two Sisters chicken plant in Coupar Angus Union leaders have raised concerns about the future of a chicken processing plant in Perthshire after its owners announced a third of the workforce was being laid off. The Two Sisters Food Group bought the facility, in Coupar Angus, in March from Dutch owners Vion. The company has launched a 45-day consultation after announcing more than 200 of the 650 employees will lose their jobs. The Unite union said it was concerned that the remaining staff would face changes to their working hours and shift patterns as part of the reorganisation. Bosses have blamed the plant's poor fortunes on falling consumer demand and oversupply in the market. The union held an emergency meeting on Wednesday night with finance secretary John Swinney, who is the MSP for the area. Regional industrial officer Dougie Maguire said: "The mood among the workforce is one of shock but also of great fear as there has been little detail provided by 2 Sisters over where the axe will fall. We are also deeply concerned about the prospect of imposed cuts to terms and conditions on top of these redundancies as the company's rhetoric in the media indicates the rescue plan will not start and end with these job losses. Workers and their families are now at the mercy of what the employer presents on Monday and the prospect of bringing in the New Year without employment for hundreds of people in the Coupar Angus area is utterly grim.