400 Layoffs From Closure Of Maple Leaf Foods Plant
November 18, 2016 | 1 min to read
Maple Leaf Foods will close its turkey processing plant in Thamesford, Ont. by early 2018 and outsource operations to Sofina Foods' new facility in Mitchell, Ont. The move means approximately 400 jobs will be lost.
The company blames the age of their Thamesford plant, saying it's not feasible to maintain the facility.
"This was a very difficult decision given the impact on our employees and the community, but necessary given the substantial physical limitations at our 80-year-old Thamesford plant," said Maple Leaf Foods' Public Relations Director Annemarie Dijkhuis.
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