Prairie Farms to Close Missouri Plant, Lay Off 100+ Workers

Bad news out of the St. Louis area Tuesday morning as Prairie Farms notified Missouri regulators about an imminent plant closure which will result in a layoff of more than 100 workers.

I was alerted by the Missouri Jobs site that Ice Cream Specialties, LLC, a subsidiary of Prairie Farms was closing this facility located at 8419 Hanley Industrial Court, St. Louis, Missouri 63144 will be ceasing operations as of Friday, October 30, 2026.

Prairie Farms to Close Missouri Plant, Lay Off 100+ Workers

The WARN notice submitted to Missouri authorities provided more details on the 107 workers that will be impacted by this closure:

"The production employees at Ice Cream Specialties, Inc.’s Brentwood, Missouri Facility
located at 8419 Hanley Industrial Court, St. Louis, Missouri 63144 will remain employed at least through December 31, 2026. Our freezer will remain in operation thereafter. The affected employees will retain recall rights for three years, and the laid off employees will have bumping rights pursuant to Article 13 of the Production Collective Bargaining Agreement, which, if exercised, could alter which employees are laid off."

It goes on to say that employees are represented by Teamsters Local Union 600 and
have bumping rights pursuant to Article 13 of the Production Collective Bargaining Agreement. It also says that the employees will remain employed through at least December 31, 2026.