MASSACHUSETTS: Whittier wont reopen plant - (Worcester Telegram and Gazette)
February 1, 2008 – 4:58 pmSUTTON–Whittier Farms, forced to suspend bottling after a deadly listeria outbreak last year, is again selling milk in its farm store on Douglas Road, but its not the farms own milk.
Wayne Whittier, one of the owners of the family business, was cited as saying the family made a difficult decision this week to not reopen the production plant and store in Shrewsbury, stating, The milk production and bottling plant, it wont be a place where Whittier Farms will operate again.
He indicated that the family hasnt decided if it will resume production elsewhere someday. He noted that recipes for Whittier specialties, such as chocolate milk and eggnog, are being kept in a safe place.
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