General Mills said Wednesday it will close three Missouri manufacturing plants as part of an ongoing effort by the food giant to strengthen the competitiveness of its supply chain.

The plants that will close include a pizza crust manufacturing plant in St. Charles, along with two facilities in Joplin that were acquired through the company's $1.45 billion purchase of Whitebridge Pet Brands in 2024, General Mills spokesperson Mollie Wulff told FOX Business.

" General Mills announced it will close its two Joplin, Missouri, Whitebridge Pet Brands manufacturing plants and its St. Charles, Missouri, TNT Pizza Crust manufacturing plant, which were acquired in 2024 and 2022, respectively," Wulff told FOX Business in an email.

"Production at these locations will transition to other facilit

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