BAKER, La. — Dairy Fresh, which has operated a milk bottling plant in Baker since 1985, plans to close the facility in mid-November.
Officials tell The Advocate (http://bit.ly/17LBw0X ) the move will affect about 40 employees as the company consolidates its operations into its Lafayette bottling facility.
Fred Stern, a spokesman for Borden Dairy, which bought Dairy Fresh in about 2009, said the decision to consolidate operations in Lafayette was made to improve operating efficiencies and enhance competitiveness.
"This has been a difficult decision," Borden said in a statement distributed by Stern. "We are committed to working hard to lessen the impact on affected employees and will be offering a severance package for those employees who remain with the company until the plant closes."
No decision has been made yet as to what will happen to the Baker facility.
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