Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Economy/Business
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A billion-dollar organic-food powerhouse is pulling back from California manufacturing, shutting down its original Santa Rosa factory and eliminating 260 jobs in a sweeping production shake-up.
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powerhouse → pull → up
The family-owned company, which racks up roughly $1 billion in annual retail sales of its products, plans to wind down the Santa Rosa operation in phases before shifting production to plants in Medford, Oregon, and Pocatello, Idaho.
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which → own → Medford
“This is hard, and it should be hard,” CEO Paul Schiefer said in a statement to SFGATE.
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Schiefer → say → SFGATE
“We looked at every alternative before landing here.
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We → look → alternative
We have a loyal workforce in Santa Rosa, and we’re incredibly grateful for everything they’ve contributed.”
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they → have → everything
The company says the restructuring is aimed at reorganizing its manufacturing network so individual facilities can concentrate on the product categories where they are strongest.
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they → say → categories
Employees affected by the Santa Rosa closure will receive separation packages, job-placement assistance and counseling services, according to the company.
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Employees → affect → company
The retreat is striking given the brand’s muscle in the organic-food aisle.
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retreat → give → aisle
Shoppers spend about $1 billion a year on its products at retail checkouts, producing roughly $600 million in gross sales for the company itself.
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Shoppers → spend → company
Market intelligence firm SPINS ranks the brand No. 1 across several organic categories.
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SPINS → rank → categories
Its retail sales data gives the company an 89.09% dollar share of Organic Frozen Pizza and a 73.80% share of Organic Frozen Burritos and Pockets.
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data → give → Burritos
SPINS also ranks it first in Organic Frozen Entrees and Organic Ready-to-Eat Soups.
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SPINS → rank → Entrees
Now, however, the company is ending its food-production footprint in California.
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company → end → California
Its corporate headquarters will remain in downtown Petaluma, where the family-owned business was founded in 1987.
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business → remain → 1987
But the Santa Rosa plant is being shuttered, with layoffs expected to begin late this year and another round scheduled for next summer.
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round → shutter → summer
The manufacturing cuts extend to Idaho as well.
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cuts → extend → Idaho
The company plans to permanently lay off dozens of workers at its Pocatello canning plant by the end of the year, according to a WARN notice filed with the Idaho Department of Labor Thursday.
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company → plan → Labor
The notice says affected employees are expected to be separated from the company effective Dec. 18.
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employees → say → company
The listed cuts include 14 Cook II positions, 14 Manufacturing Operator I jobs, five Manufacturing Operator II positions and five Manufacturing Operator IV positions, along with several other classifications whose employee counts were not legible in records reviewed by The Idaho State Journal.
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counts → list → Journal
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