The pioneering organic foods brand will eliminate approximately 260 jobs as it streamlines its manufacturing network amid category-wide headwinds.
* Amy's Kitchen is closing a California production plant and eliminating about 260 jobs across its network as the pioneering organic frozen food brand streamlines its business to focus on its highest-growing categories.
* The company will shutter its Santa Rosa facility by next summer, a spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Food Dive. Amy's will shift production to plants in Medford, Oregon, and Pocatello, Idaho.
* The move will ensure each facility within Amy's manufacturing network focuses on "the product categories where it is strongest." Pocatello will become Amy's entrée facility, while Medford will produce pizza, soup and burritos.
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Amy's CEO Paul Schiefer said in a statement that the company's "manufacturing network has become more complex than our business needs."
"This is hard, and it should be hard. We looked at every alternative before landing here, Schiefer said. "Aligning our network around what each facility is best positioned to do is what keeps Amy's operating efficiently for the long ...