Canada Bread Company, Limited today announced plans to close its bakery in St-Côme-Linière, Quebec on May 19, 2017. Products made at the St-Côme-Linière bakery can be baked at other bakeries in Quebec where there is available capacity.
Canada Bread is also moving roll-line production from its bakery in Beauport to its bakery in Vincent-Massey, which is located 10 kilometres away in Quebec City effective September, 2017. We expect that the majority of associates will transfer to Vincent-Massey by March, 2018 when we begin roll production to meet the summer season peak demand.
The bread baked at St-Côme-Linière and rolls from Beauport will continue to be baked in Quebec, with the exclusion of one Panini SKU being absorbed within Wholesome Harvest Baking's existing network. Jobs and production will not be moved to other parts of Canada or other countries.
The facility in St-Côme-Linière employs approximately 56 associates and bakes pantry bread. Affected associates will receive severance packages, as well as personal counselling and ongoing outplacement services and workshops. They will also be encouraged to seek employment at other Canada Bread facilities.
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Source: Canada Bread Company, Limited