Oberweis Dairy issues statement after bankruptcy filing, plant closure announcement

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Illinois-based Oberweis Dairy has issued a statement following the company’s decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week.

The company, known for its ice cream stores and milk packaged in glass bottles, notified the state that 127 jobs will be eliminated at their North Aurora facility on June 11, according to a filing under the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyOberweis says it is “committed to continuing to provide our customers with the highest quality, delicious milk and ice cream, along with world class service that our customers have come to expect.”

Oberweis employs approximately 1,100 people, including many part-time workers at its stores. In the summer, when ice cream demand peaks, its workforce often swells to more than 1,500.The family business was founded in 1915 by Peter Oberweis, an Aurora dairy farmer who began selling milk from the back of his horse-drawn wagon, according to the company’s website.

 

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