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Nestlé plans to end production at its Solon, Ohio, factory by the third quarter of 2027 and close the factory by year-end, moving its foodservice pouch production to Gaffney, South Carolina. The company has not said how many workers will be affected; the broader Solon campus, including research and development and corporate operations, will remain open.
Nestlé plans to close its Solon, Ohio, factory by the end of 2027, after moving production of pouches for its foodservice business to a facility in Gaffney, South Carolina. The company expects Solon production to end by the third quarter of 2027; it has not disclosed how many employees the closure will affect.
The move is expected to happen gradually over the coming months, Nestlé said. The company linked its decision to changes in consumer needs and production volumes, saying it will rely on capabilities already available elsewhere in its manufacturing network. The closure applies to the Solon factory’s production operations, not the entire campus.
Nestlé’s broader Solon campus will remain open and continue to house research and development, corporate operations and several of the company’s businesses. The Switzerland-based food company said it has nearly 3,000 employees across seven Ohio facilities, although it did not specify how many work at the factory or could be affected by this closure.
Nestlé plans to file a WARN notice around March, according to Food Dive’s report. The notice is expected to provide information about affected workers, but the company has not yet released a headcount. The report says the Solon factory employed 780 people when Nestlé announced in 2024 that it planned to lay off 216 workers there; those figures describe the earlier announcement and do not establish the number affected by the current plan.
Workers Face an Unclear Timeline
The announcement sets a timeline for the end of production at the factory, but the employment impact remains unknown. Workers and the Solon community may be affected as operations wind down, while the planned WARN filing is a future milestone for details about job effects.
The decision also shows Nestlé reorganizing where it makes products rather than shutting down all of its Solon presence. Moving foodservice pouch production to Gaffney could change the company’s manufacturing footprint, while keeping research, corporate operations and other businesses at the Ohio campus preserves a continuing Nestlé presence there. The company has not described how the production shift will affect output, costs or staffing at either site.
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Solon’s Earlier Workforce Cuts
Nestlé’s latest plan follows a 2024 announcement that it intended to lay off 216 workers at the Solon factory. At that time, the facility employed 780 people, according to Food Dive. That earlier figure provides background but should not be read as a current workforce count or as the number of jobs affected by the newly announced closure.
The announcement also comes as Nestlé executives have discussed performance challenges in North America. At a recent Barclays conference, CFO Anna Manz said “more needs to be done” to improve execution in the region. She described creamers and Gerber infant and child products as underperforming and said growth in frozen food was slowing across the category. Nestlé has not said those comments directly prompted the Solon decision.
Food Dive reports that food and beverage companies have been closing U.S. facilities as they seek to improve network efficiency, reduce costs and match supply to demand amid elevated prices. That industry context may help explain the wider business environment, but Nestlé has attributed this particular move to evolving customer needs and volumes.
““As customer needs and volumes evolve, we determined that building on capabilities already in place elsewhere in our network was the most sustainable path forward.””
— Nestlé
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Job Impacts Await WARN Filing
Nestlé has not disclosed how many workers will be affected, and the current number of employees at the Solon factory has not been provided in the source report. The planned WARN notice around March may clarify the workforce impact, but its exact filing date and contents are not yet available.
The company has also not detailed how many production roles, if any, will move to South Carolina, or whether workers will be offered transfers or other arrangements. The production shift is expected to unfold gradually, but the company has not provided a complete schedule for the transfer or explained how output will be divided between facilities during the change.
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Production Winds Down Through 2027
Nestlé says the production transfer will take place over the coming months. The next stated workforce-related milestone is a planned WARN notice around March. Solon production is expected to end by the third quarter of 2027, followed by the factory’s closure by the end of 2027.
Until Nestlé provides further details, the number of affected employees and the terms of any workforce support remain open questions. The broader campus is expected to continue operating, but the company has not offered a more detailed account of how its remaining Solon operations will be organized after production ends.
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Key Questions
When will Nestlé close the Solon factory?
Nestlé expects production at the factory to end by the third quarter of 2027 and the factory to close by the end of that year.
Where will the production move?
Nestlé plans to move production of pouches for its foodservice business to its facility in Gaffney, South Carolina.
How many jobs will be affected?
Nestlé has not announced a number. The company plans to file a WARN notice around March, which may provide more information about affected workers.
Will Nestlé shut down its entire Solon campus?
No. Nestlé says the broader campus will remain open, with research and development, corporate operations and several businesses continuing there.
Why is Nestlé closing the factory?
Nestlé says consumer needs and production volumes are changing, and that using capabilities already in its Gaffney network is the “most sustainable path forward.”
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