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Dairy Farmers of America to Idle St. Albans Creamery, Lays Off 81 Workers

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EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
81
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~0.4%
81 OF 18,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: St. Albans, Vermont, USA.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

Kansas-based Dairy Farmers of America said it would idle the St. Albans Creamery in Vermont and lay off 81 people following its 2019 acquisition of the facility from a local co-op. The creamery, a balancing plant that processed local milk into products including cream sold to Ben & Jerry’s, will be idled amid recent closures that have unsettled Vermont’s dairy sector. The local co-op has agreed not to dismantle the plant while it arbitrates a Teamsters union claim that the closure was retaliation for a strike last year. The announcement comes alongside other recent dairy-plant closures in the state that eliminated dozens to hundreds of jobs at different facilities.

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. cut 81 jobs in VT.

That is roughly 0.4% of the 18,000 people Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 2 layoff events at Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. since January 2024, including 68 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 1 additional event known from news reporting.

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Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
Consumer Staples · 18,000 employees
2
EVENTS TRACKED
68
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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CREATED AUG 27, 2026LAST UPDATED AUG 27, 2026