Andrew
05-01-2007, 03:15 PM
Hershey to close Calif. plant next year, cut 575 jobs (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/05/01/state/n074753D61.DTL&feed=rss.business) -- SFGate/AP, 2007-05-01
Hershey, the nation's largest candymaker, said it will close a California plant with 575 workers, the fourth such closure announced in less than three months as it seeks to cut operating costs and expand overseas.
Workers were told Monday they will lose their jobs when the plant is shut down by early next year, The Hershey Co. said.
The Oakdale plant is operating at less than 40 percent of its capacity, company spokesman Kirk Saville said.
Editor's note: The popular public tour of the Oakdale factory was halted several years ago, but a visitor's center remained open.
Hershey, the nation's largest candymaker, said it will close a California plant with 575 workers, the fourth such closure announced in less than three months as it seeks to cut operating costs and expand overseas.
Workers were told Monday they will lose their jobs when the plant is shut down by early next year, The Hershey Co. said.
The Oakdale plant is operating at less than 40 percent of its capacity, company spokesman Kirk Saville said.
Editor's note: The popular public tour of the Oakdale factory was halted several years ago, but a visitor's center remained open.