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Frozen food giant shuts California factory, eliminating 260 jobs
New York Post • • business
Key Points:
- Amy’s Kitchen, a family-owned organic food company with about $1 billion in annual retail sales, is closing its original Santa Rosa, California factory and eliminating 260 jobs as part of a production restructuring.
- The company plans to shift manufacturing to its plants in Medford, Oregon, and Pocatello, Idaho, allowing each facility to focus on specific product categories where they excel.
- Despite the shutdown in California, Amy’s Kitchen will keep its corporate headquarters in Petaluma, where it was founded in 1987.
- Layoffs will begin late this year in Santa Rosa, with additional cuts scheduled for next summer; the Pocatello plant in Idaho will also see permanent layoffs of dozens of workers by December 18.
- Amy’s Kitchen remains a dominant brand in the organic food market, holding top shares in categories like Organic Frozen Pizza, Burritos, Entrees, and Ready-to-Eat Soups according to market data from SPINS.
