Nestle to lay off dozens of workers in Portland

PORTLAND — Nestle officials say it plans to lay off 53 Portland employees beginning Nov. 1 as part of a broad restructuring of its frozen foods organization.

The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that the company notified state officials of the layoffs in a letter dated Monday, Labor Day.

Nestle human resources director Penny Finley wrote that the entire facility will be closed, and all employees at the facility will be impacted.

In May, Nestle told Bloomberg that it would lay off 4,000 U.S. workers in its frozen pizza and ice cream organizations.

The company said it was shifting from direct delivery to grocery stores to a warehouse model.

The Nestle site closing in Northeast Portland serves both Nestle USA and Nestle Dreyer’s Ice Cream. Nestle didn’t immediately return a call Tuesday seeking additional details.