Maple Leaf winds down Nova Scotia meat plant
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TORONTO — Nearly 300 workers at a Maple Leaf Foods Inc. plant in Nova Scotia will be the first to feel the pain of the company’s recently announced efficiency drive that aims to consolidate operations and cut costs.
The Berwick, N.S. prepared meats plant — which produces bacon, ham, sliced meats, sausage and deli products primarily under the Larsen and private label brands — will begin winding down operations in February and close at the end of April.
“A combination of events and circumstances just make this plant fit for the beginning of our process,” said Rick Young, president of Maple Leaf’s consumer foods business.
Maple Leaf (TSX: MFI) announced a restructuring plan in October n designed to reduce costs and improve profit as the company grapples with weaker sales, rising raw material prices and the high Canadian dollar, which makes its exports more expensive to foreign buyers.
The plan involves closing some smaller plants across Canada and consolidating operations at a new production centre.
“The decision (Wednesday) was a very important one and a very difficult one,” Young said, adding that the Berwick operation — which employed 280 people — was fairly small compared to others in Maple Leaf’s network of “too many” plants, he said.
The company already closed its primary pork processing plant in the northern Nova Scotia town of Berwick in March due to a diminishing hog supply in Nova Scotia.
— The Canadian Press