Farmland Dairies’ landmark Wallington plant, which boasts such successful brands as Skim Plus, is closing down, putting more than 300 employees out of work.
The shuttering marks the second closure of a milk-processing plant in the borough since October, when nearby Consolidated Dairies Inc. went out of business. Consolidated, which was in a legal dispute with Farmland, had 138 workers when it closed. The loss of both dairies will cost Wallington about 460 jobs.
Farmland’s owner, Dallas-based Borden Dairy, said it will continue to produce its popular products at other plants, but industry observers say the Wallington plant fell victim in part to the public’s waning thirst for milk.
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