A major fruit processing facility in the Central Valley is shutting down.
Del Monte Foods announced last week it would be closing its cannery in Modesto. The Walnut Creek-based company filed for bankruptcy last July and earlier this month auctioned off its assets.
In a statement the company said that as part of the court-supervised sale process, “the go-forward business will not require the operational capacity provided by the Modesto plant.” Del Monte said it has begun winding-down operations, but a firm closure date has not been announced…