The $580 million sale of the Wish-Bone salad dressing brand has Independence officials hoping there will be a next course for the 190 employees at the area plant where the dressing now is produced.
Unilever North America announced the sale of the Wish-Bone brand to Pinnacle Foods on Aug. 12. But Unilever officials began working closely with the Independence Economic Development Corp. when it first decided to sell the brand, which has been produced in Independence since 1962.
Workers at the plant…
The $580 million sale of the Wish-Bone salad dressing brand has Independence officials hoping there will be a next course for the 190 employees at the area plant where the dressing now is produced.
Unilever North America announced the sale of the Wish-Bone brand to Pinnacle Foods on Aug. 12. But Unilever officials began working closely with the Independence Economic Development Corp. when it first decided to sell the brand, which has been produced in Independence since 1962.
Workers at the plant…