Tyson Foods has said that it is cutting 190 jobs at a poultry production plant in Glenn Allen, Virginia.
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The move is a reaction to changing consumer demand, the US meat giant said.
“We are changing the product mix, not cutting overall production,” a spokesperson for the company told just-food.
The production alterations will come into effect in mid-June, when about 190 deboning and packaging jobs will be cut.
“This project is part of an ongoing effort to optimize the use of our poultry plants by ensuring we’re producing the right mix of products to meet the needs of our customers,” said Donnie King, group vice president of operations for Tyson Foods. “Unfortunately, it also involves the difficult process of eliminating some positions.”
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By GlobalDataTyson said the employees whose jobs were cut will be encouraged to seek employment at another Tyson plant.
The complex, which includes a processing plant, feed mill and hatchery, currently employs almost 800 people.
The company did not comment on the impact the reduced workforce would have on the plant’s profitability.
