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<br /> Saturday, ?uly24, 1993
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<br /> Nestle at,a glance pion lamented the loss of
<br /> .oominuedfrom A-t ny that has pumped milli
<br /> Dewa ne Te the local economy,
<br /> } Terry, re also a 22- o r it
<br /> year veteran, wondered loud what , No question rt will have
<br /> it's like to search for work nowa-: 1929 a , pact," Compton said n
<br /> "The
<br /> days. "From what 1 hear, it's pret- Opened as evapor- C
<br /> t� ��; MhtA�- _, lode of the impact, I don't-kt
<br /> ty hard to find a job,"he said. ated milk plant But it will affect local restaura
<br /> Joe Dituri, president of one of 1947: / Sde of T3the local hardware store and
<br /> the employee unions, said a "deaf- Converted to produc- z Nestle s, shopping center."
<br /> ant Compton said Nestle off(
<br /> ening silence" from workers tion ofNescale jl R"L)r P_ a have generously supported cc
<br /> greeted the official announcement instant coffee. munity acitisities and have "ne
<br /> during his graveyard Shift, u, s� + overburdened the city
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<br /> Dituri hod others expressed bit- 1955: =- meitts or demands." q
<br /> terness that Nestle chose to close Built the Nescafe � _ When it was discovered i'.
<br /> the Ripon plant despite its reputa water tower land- Nestle may hasr caused and
<br /> tion for being the most efficient mark. loo-foo �— �—�� ��a>ns ,4t ground water contamination in i
<br /> compared with other towersuppoding mid-1980s, the company never
<br /> plants.. The local plant'has won 125,000-gallon watertempted to duck responsibili
<br /> numerous awards for its high pro- tank. 1, L said Compton; adding that Nes
<br /> duction; said Ditun 'and others, officials have Assured him tli
<br /> who speculated the plant may have Humber of employees: Estimated armual payroll: ongoing cleanup will continue.
<br /> been selected because it's small. Approximately 90. $3 million. From what I 'hear, they've
<br /> "It'srett ways been good to their emplc
<br /> p y gut-wrenching when ees ton said.
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<br /> you do your best every day and Ja"esnh° d'sa "Compton Workers, including union Pre
<br /> you're proud of what you do and ; as well as Nescafe, Cook said. Ripon Mayor Jim Dale. "We had dent Dituri, agreed that they ha
<br /> then you lose it," Dituri said. "IThe Ripon plant is the rnmpa- hoped the announcement was no complaints about the plan
<br /> wonder,why us?" ny's only instant-coffee manufac. going to be that they were going to managers. wfiom they, say, "ha
<br /> Andrea Cook, a company turerinCalifornia, Cook said. She ' be introducing a new product fought tooth and nail to keep ti
<br /> spokeswoman in San Francisco,, confirmed confirmed that Nestle also is clos- line." plant open",but obviously lost tl
<br /> declined to explain,how the deet-: ink a Union City ground-coffee Dale said he hoped some of the battle.
<br /> Sion wasreached , :; • plant. displaced workers would be able to Nestle Beverage is a dnision
<br /> ' 'Cook said Nestle plans to con- ' For Ripon officials workihi fe- transfer to a massive S25,million Nestle USA, which is an arm
<br /> solidate Its instant-coffee produc- verishly to draw new industry to distribution center Nestle is build- the international ,Nestle S.A., tl
<br /> tion, possibly in New Jersey, al- the city of about 8,000,the closing ing in Lathrop that is scheduled to largest food company in the worst
<br /> though she stressed that no final fell like a bomb. About half the open next spring, We're a small facility in a lari
<br /> decision has been made. - Company's employees are believed corporation," said maintenaw
<br /> - The consolidation will affect the to live in Ripon. Cook said distribution is a sepa- worker, Joe 'stunot. 'It's spillrate division from manufacturing, tomatic of what is happening e
<br /> brands Taster's Choice, Chase and "It's sad to be going backward , so she could not speculate if trans- ery,vhere with corporate conso
<br /> Sanborn, Hills Brothers and MJB, in our job-producing efforts," said fers would be possible. idations. '
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