Schwan’s ends Louisiana-based operations

The yellow trucks of Schwan’s won’t be rolling on Louisiana roads any more. The longtime home delivery food company will no longer operate its food delivery service in Louisiana, KPLC-TV reports. “The Louisiana project is pretty much being shut down at Schwan’s at this point,” said General Manager Randy Oliveri. Offices all over the state, including Lake Charles, are shutting down. The company itself has been around for 55 years. It’s based in Minnesota—a long way from Louisiana—which appears to be a big part of the closure. “I think the economy versus shipping the product this far down, being the corporate office is in Marshall, Minnesota,” says Oliveri. The closure of the Louisiana services comes two weeks after Schwan’s closed an online grocery store in McAlester, Okla., on Dec. 8. Schwan laid off 60 employees in its Marshall and Bloomington offices that same day.—Steve Sanoski