Berkeley, Illinois-based Preferred Meals Systems, a provider of complete packaged meals for schools, early childhood/head start, summer programs, seniors, airlines, homeless, and various other business opportunities, has announced the company plans to halt operations and close down its food packaging facility in Moosic, Pennsylvania.
The closure will impact 285 employees, including 120 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The total number of employees does not account for up to 200 temporary workers -- raising the number to over 400 layoffs. Layoffs are scheduled for July 17, 2022.
A company spokesperson noted, "Preferred Meals' parent company, Elior North America, has made the difficult business decision to exit its prepared meals production and distribution business. As a result, production in the Preferred Meals manufacturing facility in Moosic, Pa. will close by the end of the summer."
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