Kraft Foods Inc.: Mondelez Canada

Vasyl Tkuchuk Dept: Mondelez Canada, who became owners of the factory after the North American split of Kraft Foods Inc. operations earlier this month, made the closure announcement Thursday afternoon to workers. Some 550 employees will be out of jobs when the doors close and that sweet smell dissipates next fall, according to The Star. I m just shocked right now, said Vasyl Tkuchuk as he was leaving the plant Thursday evening. An immigrant from Ukraine, Tkuchuk has worked as a dough mixer at the plant for seven out of his 11 years in Toronto. I was hoping this was for . . . life and several hundred employees are set to lose their jobs when the more than 60-year-old Mr. Christie s Bakery shuts down next year, and it may be condo dwellers who repopulate the site of the storied cookie factory. City councillors in Etobicoke expressed concern, saying the company is already looking to rezone the property for residential use, with a massive development concept for 27 condo towers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.