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Tupperware Brands is closing its last remaining manufacturing plant in the United States and moving operations to Mexico, resulting in the loss of jobs for more than 100 employees.
The iconic food storage container maker issued a WARN notice last week warning that it plans to permanently close its Hemingway facility. South Carolina148 employees were laid off.
Tupperware announced last week that it would close its last manufacturing facility in the United States and move operations to Mexico. (Chris Weeks/WireImage for Silver Spoon/via Getty Images/Getty Images)
According to the notice, the layoffs will begin in September, with the plant’s final closure scheduled for January 2025.
WCNB-TV reported. Tupperware sold the Hemingway plant last year and plans to move operations to Lerma, Mexico, where most of the products sold in the U.S. and Canada are already made, a company representative told the outlet.
Boeing employees’ concerns about safety and quality have increased dramatically in the wake of the accident, as the deadline looms.
“It is important to note that this decision is not a reflection of Hemingway Tea’s sales,” Tupperware said in a statement to WCNB. “We thank each of our valued team members and the years of service they have dedicated to our sales team and company.”
Qualified employees affected by the layoffs will be offered severance pay and early retirement, as well as the opportunity to network with other companies at upcoming job fairs, the statement added.
Orlando-based Tupperware Brands has struggled in recent years but is looking to turn things around under a new CEO. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images/Getty Images)
FOX Business has reached out to Tupperware for comment.
Orlando, Florida-based Tupperware has faced a series of woes in recent years.
The company launched a turnaround plan in 2020 and has since been working to implement objectives including improving profitability, strengthening its balance sheet and restructuring debt.
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but, Securities and Exchange Commission “We have concluded that there is significant doubt about whether we will be able to continue as a going concern for at least one year beyond the expected date of the issuance of our financial statements on Form 10-K,” Tupperware said in an April 2023 SEC filing.
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Tupperware named Laurie Ann Goldman as its new CEO in October.
FOX Business’ Ailslinn Murphy and Daniella Genovese contributed to this report.
