NESTLE TO SHUT DOWN THREE ST. LOUIS PLANTS.Byline: Candice Choi Staff Writer GLENDALE - Three Nestle candy plants that manufacture sugary sug·ar·y adj. sug·ar·i·er, sug·ar·i·est 1. Characterized by or containing sugar: sugary foods. 2. Tasting or looking like sugar. 3. staples like Sweet Tarts, Fun Dip Fun Dip is the name of an American candy manufactured by Wonka, a brand owned by Nestlé. The brand was previously owned and produced by Sunmark Brands, a division of Sunline which was subsequently purchased by Nestlé. and Pixie Sticks will be closed by next year, the Glendale company announced Friday. The bulk of production will be moved to existing Nestle plants in Bloomington and Itasca, Ill. About 40 percent of production will be moved to a Nestle plant in Saltio, Mexico. Overall U.S. production will not be affected, said Barb Skoog, Nestle spokeswoman. The 383 employees at the St. Louis plants were notified of the impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. closures Thursday. Nestle has about 40 plants nationwide, including one in Chatsworth that produces Hot Pockets. No additional closures have yet been identified, but Skoog said the company is ``always evaluating the situation.'' ``This is strictly a production issue. We saw this as an opportunity to fill that excess capacity we have at those (Illinois) plants. It's going to help us consolidate,'' Skoog said. The Illinois facilities are currently not operating at maximum production capacity. ``It's a competitive industry and we have to find efficient ways to do business,'' Skoog said. Candy sales Candy Sale is an episode in the fictional animated series Beavis and Butt-head. It appeared in the fifth season (1994-1995) and is available on DVD as part of Volume 2. Synopsis in 2003 were up slightly from the previous year, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the National Candy Association. Nestle also shut down a plant in Fulton, N.Y., last year, a closure that affected about 400 employees. The company's newest plant was built in Jonesboro, Ark., three years ago to manufacture Stouffers products. Nestle is a division of Nestle SA, based in Switzerland. The three St. Louis plants churn out churn n. A vessel or device in which cream or milk is agitated to separate the oily globules from the caseous and serous parts, used to make butter. v. churned, churn·ing, churns v.tr. 1. candies including Spree and Laffy Taffy Taffy Welshman who “stole a piece of beef.” [Nurs. Rhyme: Baring Gould, 72–73] See : Thievery . Two of the three St. Louis plants being shut down were acquired by Nestle from Sunmark in 1990. Those plants on Water Street and Affton South were built in 1955 and 1969, respectively. The third plant on Affton North was built by Nestle in 1993. The Water Street plant spans 93,000 square feet, the Affton South facility spans 115,000 square feet and the Affton North plant is 70,000 square feet. The plant on Water Street will close in December. The other two plants in Affton will close in the second quarter of 2006. ``This will give our employees eight to 12 months to transition to another career,'' Skoog said. Candice Choi, (818) 713-3634 candice.choi(at)dailynews.com |
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