🍫 E.U. Fines Mondelez

Mondelēz will pay a $365.74 million (€337.5 million) fine to the European Commission due to its “historical” engagement in anti-competitive practices that limited competition and barred parallel trade activities in several E.U. member states. 

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A supply chain transformation is underway at Campbell Soup Company. The Camden, N.J.-based company today announced several key changes to its manufacturing footprint to enhance efficiency including:

• Ceasing operations at its Pacific Foods plant in Tualatin, Ore., by July 2026 and transitioning production to other Campbell’s plants and co-mans, eliminating 330 jobs. 
• Reducing the size of a Jefferson, Ind., snack facility by shifting kettle potato chip production to other Campbell’s plants, eliminating 85 jobs.
• Investing approximately $230 million through fiscal 2026 (including $80 million spent to date) to add capacity to plants in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, creating a total of 210 new roles.
• Expanding production of Goldfish crackers at its Richmond, Utah, plant, adding approximately 80 new roles at the site.

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