FLORENCE — Dean Foods is closing its PET dairy plant in Florence on Oct. 29, eliminating 151 positions in the process.
Production at the plant will be phased out over the next two months.
“We regret the impact that this will have on our employees. The decision to eliminate jobs and close locations in any part of our business is never an easy one. We operate in a highly competitive marketplace, so we must run our business in the most efficient way possible,” Dean Foods said in a press release issued Tuesday.
According to the press release, the company won’t change its focus on the regional product.
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