US-based Simmons Pet Food will close a canning facility in Canada, a move that will affect nearly 200 jobs.
The business plans to close a pet food plant in Streetsville in Ontario by the end of the year.
Simmons Pet Food said the move was a “strategic decision to further centralize production and distribution to better serve customers”.
The closing will affect “approximately 190 team members” who work at the facility, the company said.
The group, headquartered in Siloam Springs in Arkansas, is a private label and contract manufacturer.
The company supplies brands and retailers with pet food products in formats such as cans, pouches and cups.
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The pet food maker is part of US poultry, pet-food and animal-nutrition group Simmons Foods, which has 13 facilities in the US and another in Canada, located in Toronto.
Scott Salmon, president of Simmons Pet Food, said: “Over the past three years, Simmons Pet Food has aggressively invested in expanding capacity and capabilities in Emporia, Kansas, and Dubuque, Iowa, with the goal of strengthening and growing our business. This is the next step in that strategic plan to position Simmons Pet Food as the most trusted partner in the industry.”
He added: “The Streetsville location has been an important part of our company’s history. We are extremely grateful for the hard work and dedication of all of our team members at Streetsville and are fully committed to supporting them in this transition.”
Last month, Canadian-based pet-food producer The Crump Group announced a “significant expansion” of its US manufacturing facility to meet demand.
