US packaged foods group General Mills has said that it will close its frozen bakery goods plant in Eden Prairie within the next year and consolidate that production into other plants.

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The plant employs 323 people, some of whom are likely to be offered transfers to other facilities. The company has said that no employees will be laid off before 1 May.


Production is expected to continue at the Eden Prairie plant, which makes frozen bakery goods for General Mills’ bakeries and foodservice division, for at least 10 months, reported AP.

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