Meat giant JBS is closing a case-ready production plant in the US, impacting more than 300 jobs. According to a WARN notice filed with California’s Employment Development Department, the Swift Beef Company facility in Riverside will shut down on 2 February. Some 374 jobs will be affected, the filing noted. In a statement to Just Food, JBS USA, the US unit of the Brazilian meat giant, said the move is part of a strategy to “optimise its value-added and case-ready business” and “simplify” operations. Pro ...