Careers

At the heart of every company is its workforce. Whether the executive suite or the plant floor, the people that make up the labor of of a food and beverage company deserve access to guidance, a voice, and recognition. That's where we come in. Food Processing's Careers and Workforce section offers articles, news, and podcasts that affect the food and beverage workforce. 

Highlights

Business Strategies

Tyson Foods Will Shut Down Perry, Iowa, Pork Processing Plant

March 12, 2024
Meat processor is still trying to optimize its operations and will close the facility, which employs nearly 1,300 workers.
Environmental

Missouri Politicians Seek Ways to Keep Missouri Prime Beef Open

March 8, 2024
Closure of the facility would cost the region more than 300 jobs, but lawmakers understand that protecting the local waterways is just as crucial.
Beverage Products

Keurig Dr Pepper to Close Williston, Vermont, Plant, Shift Production to Essex Junction

March 1, 2024
KDP says all 150 employees will be given the opportunity to transfer to the Essex Junction facility.
Careers

Del Monte Foods to Shutter Central Wisconsin Facility

Feb. 28, 2024
Closure of the facility will result in the layoff of 90 employees.
Careers

West Liberty Foods to Eliminate 260 Jobs at West Liberty Plant

Feb. 20, 2024
Company will shift RTE slicing and second-shift log fabrication to its Bolingbrook, Ill., plant over the next year.
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Careers

Meati Foods Reducing Workforce by 13%, Shifting New CFO into CEO Role

Feb. 20, 2024
Just two weeks after joining the company, Phil Graves will become CEO and the company will attempt to “right size its workforce.”
Snack Foods

Shearer’s Foods Confirms Closure of Lubbock, Texas, Snack Plant

Feb. 16, 2024
WARN notice was filed more than a week ago, after the facility saw a decrease in demand from the largest customer it serves.
Beverage Products

Coca-Cola Finalizes Shutdown of Dunedin, Florida, Orange Juice Plant

Feb. 15, 2024
The plant’s closure was first announced in 2020, but Coca-Cola had kept it operating since then and will shut it down at the end of May.
Careers

Cargill Meat Solutions Nashville, Tennessee, Plant to Lay Off 111 Workers

Jan. 29, 2024
Company filed notice with state labor and workforce department that it would lay off some crumbles production workers on March 15, 2024.
Careers

Hormel Foods Union Workers Ratify Contract

Oct. 13, 2023
Four-year deal boosts hourly wages, bereavement leave, and pension and 401k benefits, and protects health care coverage for the workers.
Careers

Hormel, Union Workers Reach Tentative Agreement; Vote Set for Oct. 9

Oct. 9, 2023
After extending the previous contract into October to avoid a strike, the two sides produced a solution prior to the new October 8 deadline to keep the Austin, Minn., plant running...
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Legal Issues

DOL Recovers More Than $1.2 Million in Back Wages, Damages for 113 Poultry Plant Workers

Oct. 4, 2023
A U.S. federal court has penalized the Los Angeles-area plant’s owners for withholding overtime wages and attempting to cover up the scheme in various ways.
Entrepreneurship

Founder of Tessemae’s Dressings Launches New Brand Accelerator Business

Sept. 26, 2023
Home Grown is designed to help companies and brands reach their maximum potential from inception to launch.