AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT SHERWOOD FOOD DISTRIBUTORS

Detroit, Michigan-based Sherwood Food Distributors, a full-service food distribution company, has announced that it will be outsourcing its warehouse operations in Atlanta, Georgia to an independent third-party logistics company.

The outsourced operations will impact 150 employees with separations scheduled for March 25, 2022.

The operational change follows a CEO leadership change in Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors, the parent company of Sherwood Food Distributors.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT CASTELLINI GROUP OF COMPANIES

Wilder, Kentucky-based Castellini Group of Companies, the largest supplier of fresh produce in the United States, has announced plans to restructure the privately-owned company from a produce company into a supply chain support services firm.

The restructuring effort will impact 150 employees, including truck drivers and warehouse workers located at its Wilder, Kentucky warehouse commencing on March 19, 2022.

Castellini's former CEO, Brian Kocher, noted "Market conditions changed significantly over the past decade and produce buyers across the industry increasingly source their product directly from the grower/shipper. That increased demand for supply chain services and became an opportunity for the Castellini Group of Companies to transform along with the industry."

According to Kocher's replacement as CEO, Chris Larsen, "Change is always difficult. But, we can only provide the support our customers require by reconfiguring the workforce, our support infrastructure, and our investment priorities."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS

Keene, New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers, a grocery supply chain wholesaler, and service provider to the independent grocery market industry, has announced a major reduction in force at its Suffield, Connecticut distribution center.

The mass layoff will affect 175 employees scheduled to occur between January 8, 2022, and January 21, 2022.

The decision was driven by the loss of a major customer, Stop & Shop stores, changing to an in-house self-distribution system. Stop & Shop stores accounted for 85% of the business at the warehouse and distribution center.

This follows 134 employee layoffs in the company's warehouse and distribution center located in Newburgh, New York. Other layoffs may occur as the company responds to Quincy, Massachusetts-based Ahold Delhaize, the company parent now engaging in an ongoing operational transformation of its East Coast supply chain into “a fully integrated, self-distribution model.”

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?