Canada’s largest dairy processor Saputo has announced it will close two plants and cuts 144 jobs to consolidate its Canadian manufacturing operations.

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A Vancouver cheese plant will close on 31 March, while a cutting and wrapping plant near Montreal will shut down on 2 June.


 


Saputo has also closed cheese plants in Ontario and Indiana, in the US, during the past year to cut costs.

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North America’s fifth largest cheese producer, Saputo has 8,500 employees in Canada, the US and Argentina with 46 plants worldwide. It is also a big importer of specialty cheeses and is the largest snack cake producer in Canada.

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