Dr Praegers to Close NJ Plant and Lay Off 168
Dr Praegers Sensible Foods is closing its Elmwood Park production facility in New Jersey and relocating operations to Kentucky. The plant closure will result in 168 local layoffs ahead of the new year.
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Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods will close its Elmwood Park production facility and shift operations to Kentucky, cutting 168 jobs by December 30. The move marks another corporate exit from New Jersey amid ongoing debates over state competitiveness. New Jersey maintains the highest corporate business tax rate in the United States, according to the Tax Foundation.
