US Foods To Close Severn, MD Warehouse
June 22, 2015 | 1 min to read
US Foods Inc. said Wednesday it plans to close its distribution center in Anne Arundel County, a decision that could affect about 350 workers and eliminate the last vestige of what once was a major company in the Baltimore region.
The food distributor, which employs about 25,000 people nationwide, said it began informing employees and customers of "the tentative decision" to close the Severn facility this week. Those services would be moved to other locations, including a center in Manassas, Va.
The shutting of the warehouse would be the latest example of job losses from a once mighty Maryland firm, as businesses relocate, consolidate and cut costs. In another recent example, Diageo announced last month that it would close the bottling line at the former Seagram plant in Relay, eliminating about 100 jobs and ending liquor operations that stretch to the end of Prohibition.
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