DUNKIRK – Another north county business will soon be closing, resulting in the elimination of more than 400 jobs.
A report this morning from Time Warner News says that workers at the Carriage House plants in Dunkirk and Fredonia have confirmed that owner ConAgra Foods will close both facilities.
Union reps tell the cable news station that more than 400 people will lose their jobs and are expected to be formally notified this morning. A union official also says that ConAgra “blindsided” union leadership with the news Tuesday night. SEIU Local 266 was told layoffs will be done by department and should be finished by February 2015. Production lines are expected to be moved to other locations, including Kentucky.
ConAgra bought the facilities as part of its nearly $5 billion purchase of Ralcorp in November 2012. It then laid off more than 100 workers at two plants early last year.
The Dunkirk plant makes various syrups, dressings and other condiments.
[…] Carriage House, formerly Red Wing, has been a Fredonia corporate food processor for generations. The closing announcement from ConAgra means that some 425 workers will be losing their jobs beginning in September and ending in February […]