JANUARY 29, 2024 — 200 EMPLOYEES IN SOLON, OHIO
The company announced a layoff of 216 employees in May 2024 as per an ongoing efficiency and optimization plan.
According to a company spokesperson, “We are committed to doing all we can to support our people during this change, such as developing comprehensive separation packages to ease employees’ career transitions and collaborating with state and local officials to provide additional resources and support. Impacted employees will also be able to apply for open roles at other Nestle manufacturing facilities, including those in Ohio.”
MAY 2, 2023 — 2 PENNSYLVANIA PLANTS TO BE CLOSED WITH 312 LAYOFFS
Nestlé Health Science, a division of Nestlé, has announced that they will be closing two Pennsylvania facilities and laying off 312 employees.
According to a company spokesperson, "At Nestlé Health Science, we seek to consistently deliver for our patient’s and consumers' needs. This includes evolving our manufacturing footprint to fuel future business growth and investment, Following a strategic review, we have made the difficult decision to close our packaging and manufacturing facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania."
APRIL 23, 2022 — CAT LITTER PLANT IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI CLOSING
According to a company statement, “Nestlé Purina PetCare announced its decision to exit the paper litter business by discontinuing the Yesterday’s News and Secondnature litter brands and immediately ceasing production at its Springfield, Missouri, paper-based litter factory. Demand for these alternative paper litter brands has diminished over the past few years. At the same time, the supply of paper used to make these products has declined as the world has become more digital. These business conditions have led to this difficult business decision.
This decision will impact 40 employees at the Springfield factory. The transition is scheduled to be completed by June 10, 2022, when the factory will be put on the market to be sold.”
MARCH 13, 2022 — 104 EMPLOYEES IN MOSS LANDING, CALIFORNIA
Nestlé has announced that it is closing its Sweet Earth Foods plant-based meat facility in Moss Landing, California, which will impact 104 employees with layoffs effective May 6, 2022. Some operations will be transferred to the company’s Solon, Ohio, facility.
According to a company spokesperson, “This move will help optimize production and utilization across our meals manufacturing network, as well as streamline delivery to our customers.”
Sweet Earth Foods is a manufacturer of plant-based beef, chicken, deli slices, hot dogs, and other offerings which are being received with great skepticism by non-vegan consumers.
JANUARY 26, 2022 — 138 IT EMPLOYEES IN SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
As part of a “reorganization” of its North American operations, the company has announced its intent to reduce its information technology workforce in St. Louis, Missouri by 138 or more employees. Changes to the organization will occur between March 18, 2022, and May 2024.
MAY 20, 2021 — ADDITIONAL LAYOFFS IN BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN
The company has announced that it will lay off 34 employees at its facility in Burlington, Wisconsin, commencing on July 23, 2021.
The decision was driven by the company’s sale of its U.S. confections business to Italy-based Ferrero in April 2018.
A company spokesperson noted, “We are winding down our post-sale production support commitments and are working with all parties involved to support the affected employees.
MARCH 20, 2020 — PARTIAL FACILITY CLOSURE AND LAYOFFS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
The company has announced that it is continuing with its reorganization plans to lay off 50 employees and partially close its Bakersfield, California research-and-development facility The decision appears to be driven by the company's announcement it will sell its U.S. ice cream operations to Froneri, a joint venture between Nestle and European private equity firm PAI Partners for an estimated $4 billion.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 — LAYOFFS IN LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, KENT, WASHINGTON
The company is continuing the changeover in its distribution model with the closure of its cold-products delivery distribution center in Lawrenceville, Georgia where 111 employees will be laid off.
85 employees will be laid off at the cold food distribution center in Kansas City, Kansas which distributes ice cream and frozen pizza.
67 Employees will be laid off at the cold food distribution center in Kent, Washington.
A company spokesperson confirms that 4,000 employees will be impacted by the changeover from the direct-store-delivery model.
AUGUST 20, 2019 — LAYOFFS IN WESTON, FLORIDA
The company has announced the closing of its ice cream distribution operation in Weston, Florida, and laying off 67 workers between October 18, 2019, and December 31, 2019, when the operation will be permanently closed.
The decision to close the operation is part of a consolidation effort to “simplify the route to market” for ice cream products by using the company’s existing cold-storage facilities it already used for other frozen products.
MAY 9, 2019 — Original Post…
Arlington, Virginia-based Nestle USA, the subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., the iconic global nutrition, health and wellness company, has announced another step in its restructuring program.
In this phase, approximately 4,000 employees are at risk from being laid off as the company transforms their product distribution network for its ice cream and pizza operations from its company-owned frozen Direct-Store-Delivery (DSD) network to a warehouse distribution model that is currently used for its frozen meals and snacks distribution. The phased transition will start in October 2019 and completed by April 2020.
According to Steve Presley, the Chairman and CEO of Nestle USA, “This decision came after careful consideration and, while critical to achieve our business goals, it will impact employees in our sales and supply chain teams, and will result in the closure of eight company-owned frozen distribution centers and our frozen inventory transfer points. These employees have worked incredibly hard to serve our customers. Treating them with respect through this process is a top priority for us, and we are committed to doing all we can to provide them information, resources and support.”
Presley further noted, “As we continue to focus on driving long-term profitable growth, leveraging a simpler route to market unlocks resources we can use to fuel our efforts in demand generation, such as product innovation and brand building. Moving to a warehouse model has numerous benefits for us and our retail customers. By taking advantage of the unmatched breadth and depth of our existing frozen warehouse network, our retail customer partners can better leverage their existing networks. This change is a win-win for Nestlé and our customers.”
Look for additional layoffs as Nestle continues to restructure and consolidate its operations.
Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life, or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere ... are you now wondering, Am I Next?