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Diving Briefs:
- The Conagra brand said it plans to close almost 100 -year -old factories in Penville, Michigan.
- The closure that affects 85 employees will proceed until the end of June. The plant is currently filling pies, the company said in a statement on food diving.
- CONAGRA, which owns frozen desserts and meals, Marie Callender ‘S, is the latest CPG giant that announced the closure of the factory to increase the efficiency of the production network and bring the supply according to demand.
Dive Insights:
Food and beverage manufacturers have closed the product manufacturing facilities and responded to respond to inflation and increase margins. Tyson Food,,, Lived,,, Campbell’s company and Pepsiko It is one of the companies that announced the closure last year.
In the statement, Conagra said, “It is based on the necessity of operating our overall operation and facility footprints as effective and efficiently as possible.
Katie Beemer, the urban administration of Fennville, spoke to Food Dive in an email that began with Michigan Fruit Can. She plans to support employees affected by the city and said, “We will work closely with the Conagra brand in the facility’s transition plan.”
Conagra also closed the Wisconsin facility in 2024. It produces Birds Eye Frozen brand.
