Apparently Oscar Mayer didn’t get Gov. Scott Walker’s memo that Wisconsin is “Open for Business,” as the company has announced the closing of its Madison plant, which will result in 1,000 employees losing their jobs.
Oscar Mayer, which has been part of Madison’s northeast side for nearly 100 years, is closing its Madison headquarters and manufacturing plant, the company said Wednesday.
Kraft Heinz Food Co. confirmed in a statement that it will close the Madison facility along with six of its other manufacturing facilities in North America in a staggered process over the next two years as it shifts production to other plants.
Kraft Heinz also plans to expand its Davenport, Iowa, facility into a “state-of-the-art location” in the Davenport area.
The Madison Oscar Mayer facility employs 1,000 people, according to Madison Mayor Paul Soglin. Kraft Heinz Company spokesman Michael Mullen said 700 of those workers are in the factory.
Thanks to Walker and the WEDC and GOP legislative leaders, Voss, Fitzgerald, et al.