Gargiulo to close California farm and packing facility
Gargiulo to close California farm and packing facility
Gargiulo Inc. will close its tomato farm and packing facility in Somis, CA, the company announced in a Jan. 31 letter to Ventura County officials.
Gargiulo's Somis plant has 486 farm operation workers employed as farm managers, pickers, spray applicators and mechanics who will lose their jobs, according to the letter to the Ventura County Board of Supervisors announcing the closure, which will be effective April 1. Additionally, the company, which is headquartered in Naples, FL, has 191 employees in the Somis packing operation who are expected to be laid off.
The company did not indicate a reason for the closure in the letter.