Last month, the international cheesemaker shuttered its factory in Wales.
Saputo Inc., Montreal, announced on March 14 that it will close its cheese manufacturing facility in Warwick, Quebec, Canada, in June 2014. The move is aimed at improving the cheesemaker's operational efficiency.
Production will be integrated into other facilities in the province of Quebec. In all, approximately 100 employees will be impacted. In some cases, employees will be offered the possibility of transferring to another plant within the Dairy Products Division (Canada).
Over the last year, Saputo has maintained efforts to pursue additional efficiencies and decrease costs while strengthening its market presence. In November 2012, the Company informed its 40 employees at the Winkler, Manitoba, Canada facility of the plant's scheduled closure in January 2014.