AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT PREFERRED MEALS SYSTEMS

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."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT TUR-PAK FOODS

Sioux City, Iowa-based Tur-Pak Foods, a turkey processing plant and private label co-packer, has announced the closure of its processing facility in Sioux City, Iowa.

The closure will impact 121 employees and is scheduled for May 9, 2022.

It is unknown if the closure is market-driven or related to a "human trafficking" federal lawsuit filed in 2020 and 2021 alleging that J-1 foreign exchange students from Brazil and Chile were exploited as cheap labor at Tur-Pak in exchange for their education at Western Iowa Tech Community College.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT SHEARER'S FOODS

Massillon, Ohio-based Shearer's Foods, a manufacturer of snack products including potato chips, tortillas, whole grain chips, cheese curls/puffs, popcorn, pork rinds, rice crisps, wafers, cookies, and both sweet and savory biscuits, has announced that a boiler explosion and fire at the Shearer’s Foods plant in Hermiston, Oregon, has destroyed the facility.

The forced shutdown will result in 400 layoffs.

According to CEO Bill Nictakis, “After assessing the damage, it’s clear that the destruction is too great to quickly rebuild and begin production in the near term. It would take at least 15-18 months to rebuild and restart production."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?