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New Jersey's Nabisco Factory To Close By Summer, 600 Workers Laid Off New Jersey's Nabisco Factory To Close By Summer, 600 Workers Laid Off
New Jersey's Nabisco Factory To Close By Summer, 600 Workers Laid Off The New Jersey Nabisco factory that has been pumping sweet cookie aromas into the air along Route 208 for years will shutter by the summer, leaving 600 workers without jobs. The Fair Lawn factory and another in Atlanta, Georgia will close in late August or early September, Borough Mayor Kurt Peluso and Nabisco's parent company, Mondelez International, said Thursday. The reason for the closure was a geographical one, Peluso said. While the snack company has one plant each serving the Central U.S. and West Coast, there were three serving the East Coast. Apparently, the three plants (New…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Legendary NJ Snack Factory May Close Legendary NJ Snack Factory May Close
Legendary NJ Snack Factory May Close Can you name the company that produces these snack favorites: Chips Ahoy!, Belvita, Oreo cookies, Lorna Doone, Ritz Crackers, Teddy Grahams, Triscuit crackers, Fig Newtons and Wheat Thins? After six decades of baking these products in Fair Lawn, Nabisco is considering closing its New Jersey factory. The Nabisco factory that opened along Route 208 in 1958, now a division of Mondelēz International, Inc., might be closing soon, according to company officials. NO SURPRISE: Nabisco's most popular snackNabisco As the beverage and snack company moves to economize and modernize, the Fair Lawn …

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by Jon Craig
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Sweet 60: Mondelēz Celebrates Milestone In Fair Lawn Sweet 60: Mondelēz Celebrates Milestone In Fair Lawn
Sweet 60: Mondelēz Celebrates Milestone In Fair Lawn The smell of freshly-baked Oreos, Teddy Grahams and Graham Crackers comes as a pleasant surprise to newcomers in Fair Lawn and Glen Rock. But to longtime residents, the sweet smell has long signaled home. Mondelēz International Bakery on Route 208 recently celebrated its sixth decade in local business with a celebration. The global snack food bakery welcomed local employees and officials, including Fair Lawn Mayor Kurt Peluso and the North America President of Mondelēz International, Glen Walter.  The event concluded as the Fair Lawn bakery begins its countdown to 100 years.

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by Cecilia Levine