Campbell’s Company plans to close its potato chip plant in Massachusetts and move production to another facility to increase efficiency.
Campbell’s will cease operations at its Cape Cod and Hyannis manufacturing sites, which produce Kettle Brand chips, in April and sell the facilities. It is the smallest potato chip factory in the Campbell network in terms of size and scale. The company said 49 employees will be affected by the closure.
“This difficult decision reflects a careful evaluation of our business needs to strengthen our operations and position our Snacks business for long-term growth,” Elizabeth Duggan, president of Campbell’s Snacks, said in a statement.
Cape Cod Chips was founded in Hyannis in 1980 and the plant has been in operation since 1985, according to Campbell’s. The company has acquired brands as part of almost all of its operations. Purchased Snyder’s-Lance for $5 billion in 2018.
As the Cape Cod brand grew, production increased at other snack stores, including the Beloit, Wisconsin, plant. Charlotte, North Carolina; Hanover, Pennsylvania. The Hyannis plant produces only 4% of Cape Cod’s annual total volume of chips, and “the plant is no longer economically viable for business,” Campbell’s said.
Similar to other food companies such as: pepsico and general millsCampbell’s has closed and consolidated some facilities across its network while increasing efficiencies elsewhere.
Campbell said he would do so in 2023. Invested $50 million, added 330 employees The New Jersey headquarters has closed snack stores in Charlotte and Norwalk, Connecticut.
A year later Campbell announced: Closing the Pacific Soup and Broth plant and downsizing a separate potato chip facility. The maker of Rao’s, Late July and V8 also said it plans to invest $230 million in newer, more efficient plants by fiscal 2026.
