Kellogg closing Charlotte snack plant, cutting 195 jobs [View all]
Source: Charlotte Observer
Michigan-based Kellogg Co. said Tuesday that it plans to shutter a Charlotte snack factory as part of a plan to cut costs.
The Kellogg plant will close by the end of 2014, a company official said in a statement, and about 195 jobs will be cut. Kellogg’s Charlotte plant is on Louise Avenue, just east of uptown. Workers there produce cookies including Famous Amos, Austin Sandwich Creme and Iced Animals.
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Kellogg also said Tuesday that it will close two production lines at its snack factory in Cincinnati.
The closures are part of the company’s “Project K,” an initiative meant to save money and increase efficiency. In December, the company announced plans to close plants in Australia and Canada. At the same time, the company is increasing production at a plant in Thailand and building a new Malaysian snack factory.
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