Del Monte Foods to Close Two California Plants: Hundreds of Employees Will Lose Their Jobs, Including 571 General Laborers
California peach farmers are expected to take a multimillion-dollar financial hit and lose vast quantities of crops after Del Monte Foods plans to permanently close two state plants. Del Monte-owned plants in Modesto and Hughson will permanently close and leave hundreds of workers unemployed by April 7, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification that was filed. Hundreds of employees will lose their jobs, including 571 general laborers at the Modesto plant alone.
