Oberweis Dairy has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be permanently shutting down operations at a plant in North Aurora, Illinois. The company filed an Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, and the notice states that 127 workers will be laid off due to the closure of the plant. The company voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to having over $4 million in debt to the company’s major creditors. Oberweis Dairy has not yet made an announcement about its ice cream locations, and whether or not these shops will close. During the summer when demand is highest for Oberweis Dairy products, the workforce is around 1500. Around four hundred employees are seasonal workers who focus on serving the company’s ice cream products.
See "Oberweis Dairy will close plant in Illinois after filing for bankruptcy", Amy Yee, Chicago Sun Times, April 16, 2024