New Jersey is the latest stop in HelloFresh’s broader round of distribution-center closures and layoffs. The meal-kit company set September 30 as the final operating day for its South Jersey warehouse, with 374 positions listed in the state’s WARN records for an employment action effective November 17.
The 170,000-square-foot facility is at 1130 Commerce Boulevard in Logan Township, although it carries a Swedesboro mailing address. HelloFresh and its Green Chef brand used the site to prepare and distribute meal kits before the company decided to consolidate the work elsewhere.
HelloFresh shifted the work to its wider network
HelloFresh said the decision followed a review of its operational footprint and that the Swedesboro work would be integrated into its broader fulfillment network. The company did not identify every facility taking over the volume, but its Newark, New Jersey, distribution center remains open…