Overview
- General Mills will close a TNT Pizza Crust plant in St. Charles and two Joplin pet food facilities acquired with Whitebridge Pet Brands.
- Production is slated to end at St. Charles by late June 2026, with the Joplin sites winding down by July 2026.
- Output will shift to other facilities, with reassignment options offered to workers, while the headcount impact remains unclear with no Missouri WARN posting as of Oct. 1.
- The Wall Street Journal reported about $82 million in restructuring charges tied to the moves, including roughly $64 million in asset write-offs and $18 million for severance and other costs, with about $49 million expected in fiscal Q2 2026.
- The company says the consolidation advances a broader transformation outlined in May that prioritized funding innovation and anticipated roughly $70 million primarily for severance.