A Saputo plant in the village of Glenwood, Alta., will not be closing after all.
The facility, which produces dried milk, was slated to close at the end of next year, but Saputo has since re-evaluated operations and decided to keep the plant open.
It means 25 people at the village’s largest employer will keep their jobs.
Alberta Milk chair Tom Kootstra told producers in the southern region Nov. 7 that the company’s change of plan is a good sign for the industry, which saw its quota increase by 6.5 percent this year.
“The processor reviewed their num-bers and business plan … and upon review they concluded that it was more economical and advantageous for the company to continue to operate Glenwood,” Kootstra said in an interview after his presentation to milk producers.
“My impression is that they are also making some upgrades in Glenwood as well.”
