General Mills said it will close three facilities in Missouri as part of an effort to improve the company's supply chain.

The Minnesota-based company will shutter a pizza crust manufacturing facility in St. Charles, Missouri, and two pet food plants in Joplin, Missouri, under an initiative to "increase the competitiveness of our supply chain," according to a report filing on Sept. 25.

The pet food plants were acquired in the 2024 purchase of Whitebridge Pet Brands, the company said. The TNT Pizza Crust facility was purchased in 2022, Mollie Wulff, a General Mills spokesperson, said in a statement provided to USA TODAY.

"Production at these locations will transition to other facilities,” Wulff said.

Production at the Joplin facilities is expected to end by July 2026, while the St. Ch

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