Loading ...Tyson to lay off 1,200 workers, shutter Iowa pork plant
The closure will be the ninth since early 2023 as the Arkansas-based company deals with weaker demand for meat and poultry.
Tyson Foods on Monday said it will close a pork plant in Perry, Iowa, which will result in the loss of 1,276 manufacturing jobs.
“While this decision was not easy, it emphasizes our focus to optimize the efficiency of our operations to best serve our customers,” a Tyson spokesperson said in a statement to Food Dive. “Iowa remains a key state for Tyson Foods, with employment of more than 9,000 team members across our other Iowa facilities.”
The systematic and ongoing destruction of the NA Food supply chain continues unabated .. whether shut down or burned down, the cumulative effect is a loss of food options for citizens