A Massachusetts snack factory is scheduled to close on December 15, eliminating 62 jobs in Fitchburg. It is another sizable loss for food manufacturing after a frozen-food plant closure in neighboring New Jersey was announced in October.
Powered by FTGU LLC, an affiliate of snack company Our Home, filed notice of the planned Fitchburg shutdown with the state. The closure will affect the former Wachusett Potato Chip facility at 759 Water Street, according to local business reporting.
A snack factory with deep local roots
The factory was once home to Wachusett Potato Chip Company, a longtime Massachusetts snack maker that Utz Brands acquired in 2011. Our Home bought the Fitchburg plant and another Utz facility in Pennsylvania in April 2024 as part of an $18.5 million transaction…