Submitted by coastal_girl14 t3_10fuyt6 in Connecticut
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coastal_girl14 OP t1_j4z5ycl wrote
Lol.
The Pepperidge Farms estate is really beautiful.
essaitchthrowaway t1_j4z8f9e wrote
Pepperidge Farm was in CT?? TIL
Supernothappy t1_j4z9euc wrote
I forgot about them
IndigoGrunt t1_j4zarvi wrote
Damn I know some people who have worked in the factory for many years, hope they can find work soon or can retire.
psu1989 t1_j4zlw87 wrote
The factory is staying.
"Historic Pepperidge Farm HQ to exit CT for NJ with 170 jobs; bakery plant to stay"
Prize-Hedgehog t1_j4zn1nr wrote
Pepperidge Farm remembers
WonderChopstix t1_j4zq91y wrote
Pepperidge farms remembers
No-Coast-Punk t1_j4zvcjo wrote
Pepperidge farm remembers.
Last-Instruction739 t1_j4zwbme wrote
You’ve heard of a sandwich artist…here is a toast artist?
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IndicationOver t1_j500gcv wrote
usually people move business into a lower tax area, odd.
CalligrapherDizzy201 t1_j503rrk wrote
Pepperidge Farms remembers.
DCFATKID t1_j5071op wrote
“Member Jurassic Park?"
No-Coast-Punk t1_j508ipx wrote
Jersey isn't much better about the tax situation.
Pepperidge farm is part of a big conglomerate, and this move is probably just to consolidate admin resources now that all of the office jobs are getting automated away.
bankofgreed t1_j50awir wrote
Pepperidge farms is part of the Campbell soup company which is HQ’d in Camden NJ. Makes sense they would want to consolidate offices.
CTrandomdude t1_j50b0um wrote
How pissed off are those employees. Going from one high cost/tax state to an even worse state. You could have literally picked any other state and you move me to Jersey!!
ertebolle t1_j50dwld wrote
It's a pretty good location, across the street from Whole Foods and just over the border from Westport - I suspect that they'll either expand the apartment complex next door or replace it with medical offices or some such.
shannerd727 t1_j50h4cs wrote
Is it worth a visit/tour?
HighJeanette t1_j50to9t wrote
Exactly jersey sucks
QueenOfQuok t1_j50yz73 wrote
We will remember Pepperidge Farms.
jk660r t1_j512oo1 wrote
Pepperidge Farm headquarters was in Norwalk. Around 2002 they built a new plant in Bloomfield, CT. My company has been a contractor on-site ever since opening. They make breads, croutons and stuffing in Bloomfield.
jk660r t1_j512v65 wrote
Recently absorbed by Campbell Snacks
mynameisnotshamus t1_j5131kn wrote
NJ is much worse
Whaddaulookinat t1_j519lj7 wrote
Hasn't been true since the 90s. Human capital is crucial and isn't cheap.
SnipeHockey t1_j51oh9y wrote
Apparently the company was even founded here.
BryanCalens2ndFamily t1_j51qpdy wrote
Not surprised, business was booming during the Trump years, what’s different now?
AndiLivia t1_j525m28 wrote
Their bread has been dry as shit lately anyway. Later nerds
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coastal_girl14 OP t1_j52mg3b wrote
Yes, but they still have a presence in Norwalk. They're off the Post Rd near Whole Foods.
coastal_girl14 OP t1_j52mp91 wrote
Yea, like everything else in Ffld County. Lol. Medical office bldg after medical office bldg, and apartments....
coastal_girl14 OP t1_j52na1b wrote
They have had open "tour" dates as part of the Garden Conservancy. But they're not always on the schedule of open gardens. You can check through the Conservancy's website. They usually start tours May/June and then again in Autumn. If you can get in it's a really beautiful site. Privately owned.
coastal_girl14 OP t1_j52or5z wrote
There are artists that use feces, so is toast really so far-fetched?😆
coastal_girl14 OP t1_j52p5pm wrote
Yes, and by a woman. In the 1930s.
LizzieBordensPetRock t1_j5377jz wrote
One of their big competitors, international great brands, has a bunch of sites in NJ too. That may not be coincidence.
Boring_Garbage3476 t1_j539mt6 wrote
It started in the kitchen of Pepper Ridge Farm by a mother who's child had health problems due to lack of nutrition. She learned how to bake whole wheat bread for him. The pediatrician was impressed with the bread and her son's improvements, so he started prescribing it for his patients. She grew it into a successful business.
LarryMcFlinigan t1_j53dz8g wrote
iwanttobehappy2022 t1_j546i5b wrote
I’d rather live in Jersey than Rhode Island
jk660r t1_j54romj wrote
From what I was recently told the Norwalk facility will be permanently closing in the near future.
HartfordResident t1_j55o3v9 wrote
That's too bad but at least the Hartford area facility is growing.
coastal_girl14 OP t1_j5928eg wrote
Yes, although it is in fact Pepperidge Farm. Pepperidge is a type of tree.
ePuMa t1_j5pzp2b wrote
As an employee impacted, I can tell you that everyone is very pissed off, hah! Almost no one is taking the relocation to NJ.
ePuMa t1_j5q03k4 wrote
This is an quite the uninformed comment. Campbells, and especially Campbell's Snacks division is continuing to exceed expectations. They just hit a 5 year stock high.
ePuMa t1_j5q0ags wrote
Not exactly. The Campbell's Snacks division (which includes Pepperidge) is almost a completely different business entity from the meals and bev side.
TheK0ntrarian t1_j4z5tiz wrote
ah, the good old days