Country Fresh milk plant to close down in Livonia. MI

The Country Fresh milk processing plant in Livonia is closing.More than 150 employees are set to be out of a job by the end of August, and many have been working there for years. The workers are members of UAW Local 174 and their president says it's because of Walmart is going into its own milk production.Country Fresh is owned by Dean Foods based in Texas. It is the second largest processor of fluid milk in the U.S. behind Nestle. Dean Foods is closing a total of seven similar plants in seven states including Kentucky, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Minnesota.