{"id":52590,"date":"2025-12-05T01:36:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T01:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/52590\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T01:36:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T01:36:18","slug":"major-pennsylvania-chip-plant-to-close-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/52590\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Pennsylvania chip plant to close in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">BERLIN, Pa. \u2014 A longtime snack food manufacturing plant in Western Pennsylvania will be shutting its doors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to a WARN notice from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor &amp; Industry, the Snyder of Berlin chip plant, on Stadium Street in Berlin, Somerset County, is expected to fully cease operations by the end of next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Officials said that the majority of 96 employees will be laid off by Feb. 13, but according to the state, the company will retain six employees to assist in the final shutdown and clean up of the facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Snyder of Berlin first began operations in 1947 and is known for its wide variety of potato chips and other snacks. <a href=\"https:\/\/wjactv.com\/news\/local\/dept-labor-confirms-closure-snyder-of-berlin-snack-food-plant-somerset-county-pennsylvania-warn-notice-jobs-employment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/wjactv.com\/news\/local\/dept-labor-confirms-closure-snyder-of-berlin-snack-food-plant-somerset-county-pennsylvania-warn-notice-jobs-employment\">WJAC reported that<\/a> the company was acquired by Utz Brands in 2019. Then, in 2024, Utz sold the Berlin facility to the company Our Home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">A spokesperson for Utz said that it owns the Snyder of Berlin brand, which is unaffected by the plant closure. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">We\u2019ve also reached out to Our Home for a response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BERLIN, Pa. \u2014 A longtime snack food manufacturing plant in Western Pennsylvania will be shutting its doors. 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