TreeHouse Foods to close Minnesota, Indiana facilities
TreeHouse Foods has announced its intention to close facilities in Brooklyn Park, Minn., Plymouth, Ind., and transition non-peanut packaging operations out of Dothan, Ala.
TreeHouse Foods has announced its intention to close facilities in Brooklyn Park, Minn., Plymouth, Ind., and transition non-peanut packaging operations out of Dothan, Ala. The decisions are part of TreeHouse 2020, the company’s broad-based restructuring plan to improve its competitive position and operating margin structure through a comprehensive program of category and customer portfolio management as well as manufacturing and supply chain optimization.
“The decisions to close these facilities are difficult ones given their impact on families and communities,” said Sam K. Reed, chairman and CEO of TreeHouse. “However, despite the toll they exact, these measures are required if we are to remain competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace for packaged foods. In order to win in today’s marketplace, we must not only produce the finest quality at the lowest costs, but also fully utilize the capacity of our plants and the capability of our people in doing so.”
The Brooklyn Park, Minn. facility employs approximately 90 employees and produces boxed dinners and packaged side dishes. The Plymouth, Ind. facility employs approximately 150 employees and produces banana peppers, jalapeños, pickles, and pickle relish. Production at both plants is expected to cease by the end of 2017.
In Dothan, Ala., approximately 135 employees will be affected by the production transition over a 10-month period beginning in November 2017.