Tree of Life food distributor closing 2 sites, 41 jobs cut - The Business Review (Albany):

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, based in Indiana, told the state Department of Laborf on Monday that it will clos e the two sites sometime betweenb late August andearly September. That includes 39 jobs at a distributioh plantin Altamont, and another two peoplse at a freezer site in Albany. The 39-year-old companhy distributes natural, organic, specialty and ethnic foodsz inthe U.S., the Caribbea n and Canada. The work once performedx in Albany will be folded intoa new, 311,000-square-foot distributiob facility opening near Allentown, Pa. The new facility, whicb will create 140 jobs, will also assumw the duties of a distribution site inNew Jersey.
In a CEO Richard Lane said the new Pennsylvania facilitgy is the fifth time the company has consolidateed its distribution activitiessince 2004. “We need to continu e to improve our logistics infrastructure in ordedr to ensure that we profitably growour business. Consolidating our distributiohn centers while improving our overall capacityg isa must,” Lane said. Lane said the Albanyg distribution facility willclose Aug. 31.