Kellogg making cuts at Cary plant, but won't reveal number of jobs eliminated

November 19, 2009 3:15 PM ET

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Kellogg Co. is cutting its workforce at its production facility off Weston Parkway in Cary as the company works to trim $1 billion from its costs.

Spokesman Kris Charles said the company (NYSE: K) would not disclose the number of employees being terminated.

“I can assure you that we’re taking a fair and thoughtful approach and we are supporting impacted employees through transitions,” he said.

The company did not file WARN notice with the state’s Employment Security Commission indicating how many jobs would be cut, said Charley Winkler, a Department of Commerce spokesman.

Sandy Jordan, vice president of economic development for the Cary Chamber of Commerce, said he had received no information about job cuts at the plant.

The cereal maker announced in September 2007 that it would increase the workforce at the facility by 180 people, bringing the total number close to 800. That expansion made it the company’s largest manufacturing facility in the country.

The facility produces crackers under the Austin-brand. Kellogg acquired the facility when it purchased Keebler Co. in 2001.

At its peak, the facility employed about 1,300 and posted about $200 million in sales.

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