The Mercury News reports “inflation, skyrocketing materials costs, labor shortages and disruptions in the worldwide supply chain” are to blame for the closure (via eatersf)
It has been a very bad year for Santa Rosa-based vegetarian frozen food company Amy’s Kitchen. Earlier this year workers filed a complaintat the company’s Santa Rosa factory, leading to calls for boycotts and at least three Bay Area grocery stores pulling the company’s products from shelves. Now the company announced Monday it will close its San Jose production center sometime in September. The
reports “inflation, skyrocketing materials costs, labor shortages and disruptions in the worldwide supply chain” are to blame for the closure. The 1885 Las Plumas Avenue facility began producing food for the company in March 2021.the company suffered from staff turnover and labor shortages, and he estimated the facility has lost about $1 million a month over the last six to eight months.
this year. Employees terminated due to the closure will receive either 60 days’ pay or, for employees with a shorter tenure, 30 days’ pay.You may have heard of SHŌ’s inevitable descent into the Financial District, and
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