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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Cleveland, OH) Schwebel Baking Company is planning to shut down operations after 120 years in business, but the brand based in Youngstown, Ohio could have a potential buyer.
Members of the Teamsters union recently filed a suit and said in it that the closure of Schwebel’s violated collective bargaining agreements.
An order that was issued by U.S. District Judge Donald Nugent that was dated on July 7th after a telephone status hearing mentioned a “potential buyer” for the company, but it was not named.
According to Nugent, “Defendant Schwebel Baking Company indicated that it may need to go through an expedited Chapter 11 bankruptcy process to achieve a sale of its business to a potential buyer. There is presently a potential buyer for Defendant Schwebel Baking Company, and the parties to this litigation are in discussions to determine whether such a purchase is feasible. The parties have agreed to pause the litigation in this case for eight days, until July 15, 2026, to continue their ongoing discussions.”
Nugent ordered another telephone status conference for tomorrow morning with Judge David Ruiz, who is assigned to this case.
Schwebel’s announced its closure last month and cited rising costs as well as aging manufacturing equipment and facilities, adding that it had been unable to find a buyer.
Schwebel’s WARN notice to the state of Ohio confirmed that 673 employees were affected by layoffs beginning the week of July 6th and continuing through the weekend of Labor Day, with all workers to be terminated by Labor Day.
