Chipotle woes result in temporary Waterville layoffs
Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant chain’s food contamination woes with salmonella and E.coli outbreaks are having a direct impact on Waterville workers, where 25-30 employees at Huhtamaki North America’s branch will be temporarily laid off, the Portland Press Herald reported.
Huhtamaki, a global leader in the food packaging industry headquartered in Finland, operates around the world, manufacturing in six continents, according to its website. The North American segment is home to 17 production units in the United States and Mexico, with more than 3,400 employees. This segment serves local markets with Chinet disposable tableware, packaging for consumer goods and foodservice packaging. North American revenue is in excess of $1 billion.
Chipotle has been the source of several outbreaks of E. coli, Salmonella and norovirus.
A United Steelworkers official told the paper the Waterville layoffs will probably be six to eight weeks, as the result of a slowdown in demand for packaging used by Chipotle. The plant employs approximately 470 people. Products for Chipotle are a sizeable part of Huhtamaki’s business, but the slowdown in ordering is not expected to threaten the Waterville plant’s future.
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