LAWRENCE, Mass. — The Italian food brand Buitoni is moving its production to Lawrence, adding about 200 jobs in Massachusetts while closing a plant in Danville, Va., the Boston Business Journal reported.[1] The story is part of our Boston news coverage.
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Who owns Buitoni
Buitoni is owned by Artisan Chef Manufacturing Co., which belongs to Merrimack Valley businessman Joe Faro. Faro is CEO of Tuscan Brands, which also includes the Tuscan Village development in Salem, N.H. The move puts Buitoni under the same roof as the company’s other pasta and sauce operations.[1]
Why production is moving
The company’s CEO said the Danville plant is closing because pasta and sauce production is being consolidated at a newly retrofitted facility in Massachusetts. The company said the move “brings manufacturing closer to the company’s leadership and culinary teams.”[2]
The Virginia closing
Buitoni told the city of Danville in a federal WARN notice that it will close its plant at 201 Airside Drive on or about Dec. 28, and that all 251 workers there will lose their jobs.[3] The company said it is working with Virginia Works and the city on job fairs, and that affected workers are getting severance and benefits.[2]
What it means here
The expansion adds manufacturing work in Lawrence, a former mill city on the Merrimack River.
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Sources
- NBC Boston (Boston Business Journal): Historic Italian food company adding 200 jobs in Mass., closing Virginia plant
- WDBJ: Consolidation given as reason for Danville Buitoni plant closure
- WSET: 251 employees to lose jobs after Danville company announces closure
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