Loss of Aldi Contract Leads to Penny Curtiss Layoffs

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Penny Curtiss Baking Co. is laying off 26 seasonal and 28 full-time employees between Aug. 24 and Sept. 8 as it winds down its contract to supply fresh bakery goods to Aldi grocery stores, the company said in a statement yesterday. Penny Curtiss is the commercial bakery division of Penn Traffic, also based here. Penn Traffic’s supermarkets and independent stores are Penny Curtiss’ largest customers for fresh and frozen bakery products. “We’re working closely with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 116 to make the transition as smooth as possible for these employees, who will receive severance and benefits as required by our collective bargaining agreement,” Dave Adamsen, vice president of wholesale and manufacturing, Penn Traffic, said in a statement. “We continue daily to focus our energy pursuing new opportunities to replace this business, and we don’t anticipate any further layoffs at this time resulting from the contract loss.”

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