PepsiCo to Close Four Frito-Lay Plants

[Career Prole]

PURCHASE, N.Y. - PepsiCo Inc. will close four Frito-Lay factories by the end of the year, as it moves to streamline production, the company said Thursday.

The snacks and soft-drink maker will shutter plants in Allen Park, Mich.; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Beaverton, Ore.; and Visalia, Calif., it said.

Purchase-based Pepsi said about 250 of the 780 jobs to be lost will be added to other Frito-Lay sites.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040930/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_pepsi

Hey, Iowa! Michigan! Oregon! There goes some more jobs! Who ya gonna vote for?

[saigon68]

1. The Chimp Of Course

We'll be safe---- </EXTREME SARCASM>


they are fools all of them

[schultzee]

15. I don't think the monkey will get Oregon unless he steals it.

[Spinzonner]

2. Let the chips fall where they may

It had to be said ...

[Career Prole]

4. Ow!

Oh, that hurt! :eyes:

"See that salty oil stain on the floor there, son? That's where my job used to be."

[SCDem]

3. My husband's son works at Frito Lay in NC

It is non-union. I hope he has his job for a little while longer.

[Career Prole]

7. "Production will increase at 24 of the locations, Pepsi said."

He'll still have a job...he probably won't like it as much because they're going to start cracking the whip to get more out of less.

[SCDem]

8. That and how long will they then keep the few plants they have

[schultzee]

16. An ex-email buddy's husband worked for Frito-Lay in S.C., hope

he keeps whatever position he had.

[mac56]

5. Lay's Potato Chips plants:

Betcha can't close just one!

[Career Prole]

9. LOL!! Hey! That ain't too bad! n/t

[bif]

6. Heard that this morning

about the Mi plant. But we're in Kerry's cmp already!

[BraveDave]

10. Smarter diets.

Less need for junk food plants.

[Career Prole]

13. Sounds logical to me, but they're going to increase production at

24 of the other 39 plants, according to the article. :shrug:

[FunnyLady]

14. Atkins Victims

Less people eating the processed junk. Too bad about their jobs though.

[Career Prole]

12. We need to rock the popular vote too...

I can already hear the spin machine after shrub's loss..."I hope those liberal Democrats don't consider 60% a mandate!"

[Mistress Quickly]

11. Coca-Cola?

[Moderator]

17. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=874866