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Nestlé says it will end production at its Solon, Ohio, factory by the third quarter of 2027 and close the factory by year-end, moving foodservice pouch production to Gaffney, South Carolina. The broader Solon campus will remain open for research and development, corporate operations and other Nestlé businesses. The company has not said how many workers will be affected and plans to file a WARN notice around March.
Nestlé plans to close its Solon, Ohio, factory by the end of 2027, ending production there by the third quarter and moving foodservice pouch production to its facility in Gaffney, South Carolina. The Switzerland-based food company has not said how many employees will be affected, and says the wider Solon campus will stay open.
The production move will happen gradually over the coming months, according to Nestlé. The company said the change reflects evolving customer needs and production volumes, and that using capabilities already in its network elsewhere was its preferred course. It described the move as “the most sustainable path forward.”
The company expects production in Solon to end by the third quarter of 2027, followed by the factory’s closure by the end of that year. Nestlé plans to file a WARN notice around March, but has not announced the number of jobs that could be affected. The source report does not specify the year for that planned filing.
Nestlé said the broader Solon campus will remain in operation, housing research and development, corporate operations and multiple businesses. The company also said it has nearly 3,000 employees across seven Ohio facilities. The factory closure therefore does not mean Nestlé is leaving Solon or Ohio altogether.
Jobs and Operations in Solon
The closure will end manufacturing at a Nestlé factory in Solon, while leaving the company’s other work at the campus in place. For employees and the local community, the most immediate unanswered issue is the number of jobs affected. Nestlé has not provided a figure, and the planned WARN notice is a future milestone for details about employment impacts.
The production transfer also reflects a change in how Nestlé uses its manufacturing network: foodservice pouch production will be concentrated at its Gaffney, South Carolina, factory rather than continuing in Solon. The company’s stated rationale is changing customer needs and volumes. The announcement does not provide production figures or a projected financial impact, so the scale of the operational change cannot yet be measured from the information released.
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Earlier Solon Workforce Changes
The closure follows an earlier workforce reduction announcement at the site. In 2024, Nestlé said it planned to lay off 216 workers at its Solon factory, which then employed 780 people. The source report does not say how those earlier plans relate to the current closure or provide a current headcount for the factory.
The decision comes as Nestlé leaders have publicly identified areas of concern 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 the Gerber infant and child business as underperforming and said growth in frozen food was slowing. Nestlé has not said that those remarks directly prompted the Solon factory decision.
The closure also comes amid a broader pattern of U.S. food and beverage manufacturers announcing facility closures, which the source report links to efforts to improve network efficiency, reduce costs and align supply with demand. Nestlé’s announcement gives its own stated reasons as shifting consumer needs and production volumes; it does not quantify the role of costs in this specific decision.
““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 statement
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Worker Impacts Still Unspecified
Nestlé has not disclosed how many Solon factory employees will be affected, whether workers will be offered transfers or other roles, or what support may be available. The planned WARN notice around March may provide additional employment information, but the report does not specify its year.
Details about the production transfer are also limited. Nestlé has not provided volumes, a precise schedule for each stage, or an explanation of what will happen to the factory property after closure. The company’s statement that the campus will remain open applies to its broader operations, not necessarily to the factory building itself.
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WARN Notice and Production Move
Nestlé says production will shift gradually to Gaffney over the coming months. Its current schedule calls for Solon production to end by the third quarter of 2027, with the factory closing by the end of that year.
The next expected workforce disclosure is a WARN notice around March. Until Nestlé provides that notice or further details, the number of affected workers and any arrangements for them remain unknown. The company has said the Solon campus will continue to support research and development, corporate work and other Nestlé businesses.
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Key Questions
When will the Nestlé factory in Solon close?
Nestlé expects production to end by the third quarter of 2027 and the factory to close by the end of 2027.
Where will Solon’s foodservice pouch production go?
Nestlé plans to move the production to its factory in Gaffney, South Carolina. The transfer is expected to happen gradually over the coming months.
How many workers will lose their jobs?
Nestlé has not said how many employees will be affected. The company plans to file a WARN notice around March; the source report does not identify the year.
Is Nestlé closing its entire Solon campus?
No. Nestlé says the broader Solon campus will remain open for research and development, corporate operations and multiple Nestlé businesses. The announced closure concerns the factory.
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