Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin-based Johnsonville, a food manufacturer specializing in sausages, has announced the closure of its Meadowside fully-cooked sausage plant in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, by the end of 2024. Layoffs will commence in June 2024.
The closure will impact 390 Meadowside employees. The decision was driven by the acquisition of Salm Partners of Denmark, Wisconsin which produces fully-cooked ready-to-eat sausage products in their two plants. Meadowside production will be shifted to the Denmark, Wisconsin location.
According to CEO Don Fussner, While this acquisition is key to the long-term success of our RTE sausage business – and the larger fully cooked sausage category in general – it’s not lost on us how a plant closing is distressing for our Members to hear. We value their contributions and expertise, and we are working diligently to retain as many of our valued Members as we can in other roles here in Sheboygan Falls and across our manufacturing network. In addition, those employees who remain with Johnsonville through June will receive a stay-on bonus. Johnsonville will also work to retain as many employees as possible in its Sheboygan Falls production positions – and across its other production facilities – when Meadowside production ceases."
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