Butterball, a well-known turkey processing company, has announced that it will be closing its Jonesboro facility in February 2025. This closure will impact about 180 workers who were informed of the decision during a meeting on December 4. The plant, which produced cooked, ready-to-eat deli breasts, will be moving its production to other Butterball facilities.
The reason for the closure was not disclosed by the company. Those employees who remain until the closure date will be paid in compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications Act. It is not yet known if some of the displaced workers will be transferred to other Butterball facilities.
Jay Jandrain, CEO and president of Butterball, expressed regret over the decision, stating that they deliberated for a long time before making this difficult choice. The company has been operating in Jonesboro for almost 19 years and has other operations in Arkansas, including processing facilities in Huntsville and Ozark, as well as feed mills in Alix, Altus, and Yellville.
Butterball was acquired by ConAgra Foods in the 1990s, and the brand was later sold to Carolina Turkeys in 2006. The closure of the Jonesboro facility is part of the company’s strategic decision-making process for its operations.
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