N.C. chicken plant closes; 116 workers lose jobs
Story Date: 5/18/2012

 
Source: MEATINGPLACE, 5/17/12

The Gold Signature Foods processing plant in Monroe, N.C., has closed, putting 116 people out of work, according to a notice filed with the state’s Department of Commerce.

The 78,000-square-foot plant, owned by Brooks Food Group of Bedford, Va., produced value-added chicken products as well as breaded frozen meat, cheese and vegetable products.

The closure is expected to be permanent, according to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice. Brooks Food Group also operates a processing plant at its Bedford headquarters that produces frozen non-meat products for the food service industry.

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