Dive Summary:
- Campbell Soup company is planning to close a Pepperidge Farm bakery in South Carolina. The closure of the bakery will result in the loss of 115 jobs.
- The bakery produces the Pepperidge Farm line of breads. Most of the bread production will move to a bakery in Florida.
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SVP of supply chain and operations Bill Livingstone told Just Food there was “over-capacity in the firm’s baking network.”
From the article:
... In order to “grow and flourish” the company needs to be ‘innovative and agile, with the most cost-effective manufacturing facilities.” ...
