Oberweis Dairy issues statement after bankruptcy filing, plant closure announcement

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Illinois-based Oberweis Dairy Inc. has issued a statement following the company's decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying it strives to maintain "ordinary course of business" as it moves forward.

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.

There is no immediate word on whether operations will be impacted at the company's retail outlets across the state, with the company saying in a Wednesday statement that they intended to continue operations while the bankruptcy process plays out.

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/oberweis-dairy-issues-statement-after-bankruptcy-filing-plant-closure-announcement/3413288/

I have a friend who is going to have to give up ice cream because it's the only brand she eats!

[live love laugh]

1. Republican owned so I always bypass it.

[Envirogal]

2. All dairies should use glass bottles

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Sorry, No

The old paper cartons? Yes.
The environmental impact of the fuel needed for the extra weight of the glass, and even worse, the return trip from store to dairy carrying the empty glass back.
Adds about a ton of weight each way. That's a lot of fuel.
Glass solves one problem, creates another of equal concern.
I'm all for retreating from plastic, but paper solves the micro/nano plastic problem without a huge carbon footprint. (Paper also has a slightly lower energy footprint than glass. Not much, but lower.)
I don't believe glass is the answer.