{"id":45920,"date":"2024-05-27T22:48:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T02:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=45920"},"modified":"2024-05-27T22:48:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T02:48:34","slug":"one-of-the-worlds-top-exporters-of-orange-juice-cutrale-to-close-fl-plant-lay-off-over-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/05\/27\/one-of-the-worlds-top-exporters-of-orange-juice-cutrale-to-close-fl-plant-lay-off-over-100\/","title":{"rendered":"One of The World&#8217;s Top Exporters Of Orange Juice, Cutrale, To Close FL Plant, Lay Off Over 100"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is no secret that the state of Florida is one of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dos.fl.gov\/historical\/museums\/historical-museums\/united-connections\/foodways\/food-cultivation-and-economies\/the-citrus-industry-in-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">world&#8217;s<\/a>&nbsp;largest producers of citrus fruits. A company that exports some of Florida&#8217;s orange juice &#8211; Cutrale &#8211; is closing one of Florida&#8217;s plants, and this will result in some job losses. In fact, over 100 people will reportedly lose their jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"397\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-53-39.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45922\" style=\"width:465px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-53-39.png 594w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-53-39-300x201.png 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About Cutrale: This Brazilian-based company is one of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cutrale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">world&#8217;s<\/a>&nbsp;largest exporters of citrus&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cutrale.com\/produtos.xhtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">products<\/a>&nbsp;such as citrus fruits, orange juice, essential oils, and bran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company has several&nbsp;locations&nbsp;throughout Florida, including in Bartow, Auburndale, Lake Alfred, and Leesburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employees who work at the location in question give it&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/cmp\/Cutrale-Citrus-Juices-USA\/reviews?fcountry=US&amp;floc=Leesburg%2C+FL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3<\/a>&nbsp;out of 5 stars on Indeed. Some said that Cutrale was a fun place to work and there was room for growth, but one person said that the company has a &#8220;toxic work&nbsp;culture.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n        <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-9afa43db7ae6685a89ed351250b07dd2\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content aligncenter ep-percentage-width   ep-content-protection-disabled\" data-embed-type=\"PDF\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WARN-Act-Notice-State-Rapid-Response-Cutrale-Citrus-Juices-USA-Inc.pdf\">\n            <div class=\"embedpress-inner-iframe emebedpress-unit-percent ep-doc-9afa43db7ae6685a89ed351250b07dd2\" style=\"max-width:600%\" id=\"embedpress-pdf-1716864122661\">\n                <div >\n                    <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper\"><div class=\"position-right-wraper gutenberg-pdf-wraper\"><iframe title=\"WARN Act Notice State Rapid Response Cutrale Citrus Juices USA, Inc.\" class=\"embedpress-embed-document-pdf embedpress-pdf-1716864122661\" style=\"width:600%;height:600px; max-width:100%; display: inline-block\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/embedpress\/assets\/pdf\/web\/viewer.html?&#038;file=https%3A%2F%2Flakelandgazette.info%2Fnews%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F05%2FWARN-Act-Notice-State-Rapid-Response-Cutrale-Citrus-Juices-USA-Inc.pdf#key=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\" frameborder=\"0\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\"><\/iframe> <\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Upcoming Closure And Layoffs: According to a warn&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1mJoFDl4-pYk7GzsPog1LpwFhtDaOn8WGm-kCRdAiY54\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a>&nbsp;dated May 17, 2024, Cutrale&#8217;s Leesburg facility will shut down in two phases &#8211; one in July and one in October. By the end of the closure, 117 employees will be laid off from their jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The employees were not represented by a union and did not have bumping rights. Job&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1mJoFDl4-pYk7GzsPog1LpwFhtDaOn8WGm-kCRdAiY54\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">titles<\/a>&nbsp;of some of the affected jobs are materials handler, safety handler, process engineer, operator, logistics clerk, human resources manager, packaging supervisor, refrigeration technician, and package handler, to name some examples.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is no secret that the state of Florida is one of the&nbsp;world&#8217;s&nbsp;largest producers of citrus fruits. 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