Dive Brief:
- Nestle says it will lay off 100 workers at its frozen food facility in Solon, OH.
- The plant, which makes frozen food under the Lean Cuisine and Stouffer’s brands, will move to a "continuous operations" model. Nestle said more jobs may be created by the changes.
- The move comes a year after Nestle announced an expansion in Solon and said its frozen pizza operations would move there from Illinois.
Dive Insight:
There's a lot happening with Nestle in Solon. In addition to the layoffs and the shift of pizza operations, Nestle is still working on a plant expansion to house its frozen food operations and build a research center. But the Swiss giant has also been quite clear about its plans to dump underperforming businesses. It's widely assumed that brands like Lean Cuisine and Stouffer’s are on the kill list.