Business news: Mizkan America in Lake Alfred to lay off 57 in its bottling department

Fifty-seven employees will lose their jobs at Mizkan America in Lake Alfred as the food manufacturing company closes its bottling department in the coming months, according to a letter sent to the Florida Department of Commerce.

Mizkan America Inc, which makes liquid condiments, Asian sauces and owns brands such as Ragu and Bertolli, wrote in the letter that it plans to shutter the bottling department in Polk County and lay off 57 workers starting Sept. 19.

The letter, dated July 17, was posted to the Department of Commerce website on July 25 and was sent in compliance with the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification laws…

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