In today’s environment, food processing often resembles a game of addition by subtraction.
The Orrville, Ohio-based maker of fruit spreads, toppings and beverages recently announced it would shutter three plants in the coming months, phasing out those operations as a new Scottsville, Ky. facility dedicated to the production of Uncrustables, a frozen peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich, comes on line. Net change: 185 fewer production workers, with 150 added in Kentucky and 335 subtracted in Watsonville, Calif.; West Fargo, N.D.; and Woodburn, Ore.