Your Kellogs snacks are now going to be made in Thailand......
WORKERS at Kellogg's Charmhaven snack plant will be unemployed next year as the company shuts the factory as part of a global restructure.
With less than two weeks until Christmas, 100 employees were given the news on Tuesday.
They join 550 Candadian Kelloggs employees who were told of the closure on the same day.
The 90 year old factory in London, Ontario (Canada) will close its gates by the end of next year.
The shutdowns are part of Kellogg's global supply chain changes designed to cut costs and boost effiency and come on top of dismal news of the closure of Holden's Australian operations.
Kelloggs will instead expand its Rayong, Thailand cereal and snacks plant which will be fully operational by 2015
The Charmhaven snacks plant produces a veriety of products, including Be Natural, K-time, LCM and Sun Brite brands.
Australia New Zealand managing director Andrew Towle said it would be a phased closure and Kellogg's would work closely with employees to help them through the transition.
"As with any project of this scope and one that impacts people, these are difficult decisions," Mr Towle said.
"We are very mindful of the impact these changes will have - particularly to our employees.
"As our employees and others would expect from Kellogg, we will help those who are impacted through the transition."
The news will send shock waves across the coast, particularly Wyong shire where youth unemployment runs at about 40 per cent and Wyong Council has put a strong emphasis on creating infrastructure to create jobs.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/jobs-to-go-as-kelloggs-closes-charmhaven-fa...
