Missouri Prime Beef Packers to Close Processing Plant in April

In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice to the state Monday, Missouri Prime Beef Packers announced it will close its processing plant in Pleasant Hope, Missouri due to unforeseeable business circumstances.

The plant will close on April 26, 2024, resulting in the termination of 335 full-time employees. The bulk of layoffs will impact fabrication staff. The closure may be permanent or temporary, added yesterday's letter. 

Operations at the Missouri Prime plant officially started in March 2021. The 100,000-square-foot facility was...

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SADA Poultry Plant in Toledo to Cease Operations

The SADA poultry plant in Lominchar, Toledo, will close its doors on 31 January.

The facility, which was once a poultry slaughtering and processing, flour production and freezing complex, saw its activity reduced to the production of roasts, marinades and other chicken products.

According to the CCOO (Spanish Workers' Organisation), the closure is due to the impossibility of renewing the lease of the property. The plant will be dismantled at the request of the owner of the property.

The company has offered positions to some employees at other poultry...

Smithfield Foods to Close Charlotte Plant

Smithfield Foods will close its Charlotte, North Carolina, pork-processing plant and transfer production to its Tar Heel, North Carolina, facility to increase efficiency and better utilize existing capacity.

The company will provide financial and other transition assistance to the 107 employees who are affected by this closure and will meet with employees to discuss options including transfer to other Smithfield locations. Smithfield will also provide a financial incentive package for hourly employees to remain at Charlotte until the final day of production in December... 

Nearly 400 Workers to be Impacted by Tyson's Corydon Plant Closure

Earlier this week, Tyson Foods, Inc., one of the world’s largest food companies, announced that it is closing four of its U.S. chicken plants located in Arkansas, Indiana, and Missouri. The closures are expected to take place in early 2024. 

In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice filed with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development on Monday, Tyson said that the closure of its Corydon chicken processing plant will impact about 368 team members.

The workers will be permanently terminated beginning on or about...