Hormel Foods Corp. announced that due to falling profits for its canned food lines, the company would be closing its Stockton, Calif. processing plant by the end of February. The closing of the plant, which canned chili and beef stew, would lead to the layoffs of about 110 workers.
"The decision to cease operations at our Stockton plant was a very difficult one because of its impact on our valued team members who work there,” Donald J. Temperley, vice president of grocery products, said in a statement. “Moving the production to our Atlanta and Beloit, Wis., facilities is a business decision based on the scale, production capacity and efficiency available at those locations.”