Danone to cut 114 Bridgeton jobs in phased layoffs through 2026

In Bridgeton, the loss of 114 Danone jobs is not a distant corporate reshuffle. It is a local shock that will reach households, suppliers and nearby businesses over months, not in a single day, because the cuts are set to roll out in phases through late 2026 at the company’s 70 Rosenhayn Ave. plant.

State layoff records list the Danone North America reduction with 114 employees affected and an effective window from Aug. 4 through Nov. 2, 2026. That matters in a city where the plant has long been part of the industrial base. Danone says the Bridgeton facility, established in 2001, spans 185,000 square feet and employs about 120 people, meaning the notice covers nearly the entire local workforce at one site.

The Bridgeton operation produces Silk dairy-free beverages, including soy, almond and cashew flavors, along with So Delicious oatmilk and creamers. Danone has also promoted the plant as its first U.S. manufacturing location to reach Zero Waste to Landfill status, a detail that underscores how significant the pullback is for a site once presented as a long-term investment in Cumberland County. The phased schedule gives workers more time to prepare, but it also extends the uncertainty for employees trying to line up new work, manage mortgages and keep household budgets steady.

The impact is likely to reach beyond the factory gate. A cut of this size can reduce overtime, trim local spending and squeeze trucking, maintenance and packaging firms that depend on a busy plant. It also adds pressure on unemployment services and workforce agencies, including programs tied to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, as displaced workers look for openings in manufacturing, logistics or service jobs across Cumberland County and the broader region.

Danone’s U.S. history reaches back to 1942, when it came to the country as Dannon Milk Products. The company now describes itself as the leading yogurt maker in the U.S., the largest producer of organic food and beverages and the biggest plant-based food and beverage company in the country. Against that backdrop, the Bridgeton reduction stands out not as a routine staffing adjustment, but as a major local retrenchment at a recognizable employer in one of the county’s most important industrial corridors.