A ton of links are listed below - I've put a paragraph or two per the paper or agency covering the story...
FOOD BUSINESS NEWS
ARLINGTON, VA. — Nestle USA announced plans to exit its company-owned frozen direct-store delivery network for pizza and ice cream and transition to the warehouse model it uses for its frozen meals and snacks businesses. The phased transition will begin in the third quarter of 2019 and is expected to be completed early in the second quarter of 2020.
The company said the move will result in the closure of eight company-owned frozen distribution centers and frozen inventory transfer points.
Nestle’s frozen pizza brands include California Pizza Kitchen, DiGiorno, Jack’s and Tombstone. The company’s ice cream brands include Edy’s/Dreyer’s, Drumstick, Skinny Cow and Häagen-Dazs.
Bloomberg
Nestle SA’s U.S. unit will lay off about 4,000 workers as it stops delivering frozen pizza and ice cream directly to stores and instead transitions to a warehouse model that’s becoming an industry standard for Big Food companies looking to trim costs.
The company said Tuesday that it’s shutting down its direct-to-store delivery network for products like DiGiorno and Skinny Cow, beginning in the third quarter. The change, announced at a shareholder event in Arlington, Virginia, means the elimination of an operation that now includes 230 facilities, 1,400 trucks and 2,000 different routes.
WTOP
Rosslyn-based Nestle USA is ditching its direct-store-delivery network for its ice cream and pizza business in favor of a warehouse model in a move that will mean 4,000 layoffs, according to a Bloomberg report.
The move, announced in a press release Tuesday, is a “critical building block” of Nestle’s business strategy and a key step toward its profitable growth agenda, the company said. The cuts represent about 8.3% of the USA division’s 48,000-employee workforce, according to the Bloomberg report.
TT NEWS
Nestle SA’s U.S. unit will lay off about 4,000 workers as it stops delivering frozen pizza and ice cream directly to stores and instead transitions to a warehouse model that’s becoming an industry standard for major food companies looking to trim costs.
The company said May 7 that it is shutting down its direct-to-store delivery network for products such as DiGiorno and Skinny Cow, beginning in the third quarter. The change, announced at a shareholder event in Arlington, Va., means the elimination of an operation that now includes 230 facilities, 1,400 trucks and 2,000 different routes.
NZ Herald
Nestle's US unit will lay off about 4000 workers as it stops delivering frozen pizza and ice cream directly to stores and instead transitions to a warehouse model that's becoming an industry standard for Big Food companies looking to trim costs.
WWMT
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Nestle is making a big change that could result in thousands of layoffs.
The food and beverage company announced Tuesday it will stop delivering frozen pizza and ice cream directly to stores. Instead, the company will transition to a warehouse model.
REUTERS/Yahoo
ARLINGTON, Va. (Reuters) - Nestle, the world's largest packaged food company, said it plans to abandon direct-store delivery of frozen pizza and ice cream in the United States, a move that will cut 4,000 jobs.
Instead of delivering frozen pizzas and ice cream directly to stores, Nestle said, it will switch to the network of warehouses it already uses for frozen meals and snacks.
Nestle said the new model would make operations more efficient and profitable, but it would have to shut eight company-owned frozen distribution centers and its frozen inventory transfer points.
TRIB LIVE
Nestle SA’s U.S. unit will lay off about 4,000 workers as it stops delivering frozen pizza and ice cream directly to stores and instead transitions to a warehouse model that’s becoming an industry standard for Big Food companies looking to trim costs.
WARE CENTRAL
(WTAJ) -- Nestle is laying off about 4,000 workers in the United States.
According to bloomburg.com, the change comes as the company transitions away from delivering ice cream and frozen pizza to stores directly, and is instead moving to a warehouse model to cut costs.
The change was announced today as the company is shutting down the direct-to-store delivery for items like DiGiorno and Skinny Cow in the third quarter and will eliminate an operation that includes 1,400 trucks, 230 facilities, and 2,000 different routes.
STL Today
Nestlé’s U.S. unit will lay off about 4,000 workers as it stops delivering frozen pizza and ice cream directly to stores and instead transitions to a warehouse model that’s becoming an industry standard for Big Food companies looking to trim costs.
The company said Tuesday that it’s shutting down its direct-to-store delivery network for products like DiGiorno and Skinny Cow, beginning in the third quarter. The change, announced at a shareholder event in Arlington, Va., means the elimination of an operation that now includes 230 facilities, 1,400 trucks and 2,000 different routes.
Crains Cleveland Business News
Nestle SA's U.S. unit will lay off about 4,000 workers as it stops delivering frozen pizza and ice cream directly to stores and instead transitions to a warehouse model that's becoming an industry standard for Big Food companies looking to trim costs.
The company said Tuesday, May 7, that it's shutting down its direct-to-store delivery network for products like DiGiorno and Skinny Cow, beginning in the third quarter. The change, announced at a shareholder event in Arlington, Va., means the elimination of an operation that now includes 230 facilities, 1,400 trucks and 2,000 different routes.
Ad Age
Nestle SA’s U.S. unit will lay off about 4,000 workers as it stops delivering frozen pizza and ice cream directly to stores and instead transitions to a warehouse model that’s becoming an industry standard for Big Food companies looking to trim costs.
The company said Tuesday that it’s shutting down its direct-to-store delivery network for products like DiGiorno and Skinny Cow, beginning in the third quarter. The change, announced at a shareholder event in Arlington, Virginia, means the elimination of an operation that now includes 230 facilities, 1,400 trucks and 2,000 different routes.
The unit was able to reduce costs but ultimately, the direct-to-store model was too expensive even once the company “reached the maximum point of efficiency,” Steve Presley, CEO of Nestle USA, said in an interview. “You can’t have that duplicative cost in the structure.”
https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/nestle-is-laying-off-about-4-000-us-workers/1987272992
https://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/nestles-us-unit-will-slice-4000-jobs-delivery-change/2169666
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-07/nestle-s-u-s-unit-will-cut-4-000-jobs-in-delivery-network-shift
https://wtop.com/news/2019/05/nestle-to-lay-off-thousands-of-workers-in-logistics-shift/
https://www.ttnews.com/articles/nestle-us-unit-cut-4000-jobs-stopping-direct-store-delivery
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12228835
https://wwmt.com/news/nation-world/nestle-announces-supply-chain-changes-layoffs-distribution-center-closures-expected
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nestle-switches-delivery-model-u-193035810.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-07/nestle-s-u-s-unit-will-cut-4-000-jobs-in-delivery-network-shift
https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/13746-nestle-usa-to-exit-dsd-network-for-frozen-pizza-ice-cream
https://triblive.com/news/world/nestle-to-cut-4000-jobs-in-delivery-changes/
https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/nestl-s-u-s-unit-will-slice-jobs-in-delivery/article_e59ce633-15ef-5306-a467-7a86f2962672.html
https://www.crainscleveland.com/manufacturing/nestles-us-unit-will-slice-4000-jobs-delivery-change