Weeks before its Cloverdale plant will shut down, Maple Leaf Foods Inc. says it’s selling the facility to another processed meat company that plans to re-open it next year.
Maple Leaf spokesperson Linda Smith said the plant is still scheduled to close on Sept. 30. But the company has found a buyer in Premium Brands.
The food company plans to refurbish the plant and relocate its Richmond, B.C.-based Grimms Fine Foods operation to the 5523 176 Street, Surrey, location by the end of 2012.
In February, Maple Leaf announced plans to close the Cloverdale plant, launching the months-long process of winding down operations here, and issuing layoff notices to 155 employees.
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