Last Day for Longtime Workers as Nestlé Closes Freehold Plant

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The Nestlé plant that has long sent the faint aroma of coffee wafting through Freehold — and that once served as a muse for Bruce Springsteen — is shutting down after 75 years in operation. Friday was the last day of work for more than 100 workers at the plant.

Nestlé had announced the closure in June. The company plans to shift its coffee production operation to Mexico and Brazil.