Chiquita Processed Foods (CPF) said a vegetable processing plant it bought from Stokely USA in 1998 will shortly be closed.

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The cannery in the Winnebago County town of Pickett will be closed as soon as its whole-kernel corn and green peas inventory is labelled and shipped.


CPF, a subsidiary of Cincinnati-based global fruit processor and distributor Chiquita, explained that the closure is part of a move to consolidate its manufacturing locations and save money.


The fate of the employees at the cannery is still unknown, but CPF said that some full-time workers would be offered transfers to other plants. In Wisconsin, CPF also controls plants in Cambria, Eden, Oakfield and Ripon.

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