date:Jul 01, 2013
An increasingly consolidated and competitive baking industry has prompted Norwalk, Conn.-based Pepperidge Farm Inc. to close its baking facility in Aiken.
The nearly 40-year-old plant will be closed in phases, starting in September with complete closure expected by March 2014.
The bakery industry in the United States is becoming increasingly consolidated and competitive, said Bill Livingstone, senior vice-president of supply chain and operations. In order to continue to grow and flourish, Pepp