CHARLOTTE — Smithfield Foods will close its Charlotte pork processing plant and transfer production to its Tar Heel facility to increase efficiency and better utilize existing capacity, the company announced Tuesday.
Financial and other transition assistance to the 107 employees who are affected by the closure and will meet with employees to discuss options including transferring to other Smithfield locations, the company said. The final day of production at the plant is scheduled for December.
“Providing transition support to our Charlotte employees is our number one priority,” said Doug Sutton, chief manufacturing officer for Smithfield Foods, in a statement. “We appreciate their commitment to producing good food responsibly, and we hope many of them will continue in roles at other Smithfield locations.”
Smithfield more than 10,000 people in North Carolina and nearly 40,000 in the U.S.
