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Weis Bar factory in Toowoomba closes as Unilever moves operation to Sydney
The last Weis ice-cream bars have rolled off the production line at the brand’s original factory in Toowoomba, in what’s being called a sad day by the city’s mayor.
Key points:
- Weis was founded in Toowoomba, Queensland, in 1957
- Unilever bought the company in 2017, and announced in 2019 it intended to close the Garden City operation and move production to Sydney
- The Toowoomba factory is now for sale and Unilever has promised to give 25 per cent of proceeds from the sale back to the community
Multinational company Unilever announced plans in 2019 to move production to its Western Sydney factory, two years after buying the facility from the founding Weis family.
Around 60 staff remained for the final day of production on Friday, which brought…
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