USA

Smithfield closes one of its meat distribution centers

Smithfield Foods has announced it is closing its meat distribution center from North Carolina.

Posted on Sep 06 ,17:21

Smithfield closes one of its meat distribution centers

The information was posted by the state Commerce Department. The company said that by the end of October it will close all operations in the Johnston County town of Clayton.

The company will lay off 102 employees from this unit. The first wave of layoffs will start October 7.

As reported by the Herald Sun, the company did not comment on the reason for the closing of the facility.

Furthermore, in August, a federal jury took the decision that Smithfield owed $473.5 million to three hog farms in Pender County. Herald Sun reports that the decision was based on a lawsuit filled by six neighbors of the company's facility.

 NEWSLETTER - Stay informed with the latest news!

Comments





Similar articles

UK

UK prepares law to remove deforestation-related products from supermarkets

The proposed legislation would cover beef, soy, leather, palm oil and cocoa. Companies with a gl...


Read more Read more
GERMANY

Germany: Industry solution for CO 2 calculation in pig farming

The aim is to agree on a uniform calculation of individual farm CO2 emissions as a basis for opti...


Read more Read more
INTERNATIONAL

WOAH: Cases of foot and mouth disease alert in Germany and Israel

Last week, a first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was detected in the Märkisch-Ode...


Read more Read more
Websolutions by Angular Software and SpiderClass