Pulling back from strawberry market, Dole Food Co. to lay off 402 workers in Salinas Valley
Dole Food Co. will lay off 402 workers from its Salinas Valley fields and packing facilities as part of a widening move out of California’s strawberry market.
Dole’s berry division informed the state of the layoffs, which will affect 268 pickers and other laborers, drivers and supervisors from...