A Missouri snack factory is moving 215 layoffs nearly two months earlier than expected, a significant update to a previously announced closure affecting 345 workers. Nature’s Bakery, the Mars-owned maker of fig bars and other snacks, now expects those 215 jobs in Hazelwood to end January 1, 2027, instead of February 26.
The revised schedule was confirmed in an October 2 letter to Missouri workforce officials. The company said its plan to permanently close the factory has not changed. Final closure activities are still expected to finish in September 2027.
215 jobs will end 56 days sooner
The facility is located at 8860 Pershall Road in Hazelwood, a suburb of St. Louis. Nature’s Bakery first informed workers of the planned shutdown July 7, 2026. The company said employees affected by the revised schedule were notified October 2, and the state’s public WARN record was updated October 5…