Iconic American homeware brand closing its last US factory after 76 years to move jobs to Mexico in huge blow to rural South Carolina town

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Iconic American homeware brand closing its last US factory after 76 years to move jobs to Mexico in huge blow to rural South Carolina town

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Tupperware, the iconic American brand known the world over for its plastic food containers, is closing its last US factory. The 78-tear-old company, who intially sold its products at parties thrown by surburban housewives, plans to take advantage of cheaper wages in Mexico. The factory in the small town of Hemingway in South Carolina has produced billions of the kitchen-cabinet staples since it opened 48 years ago. The closure - which was announced Thursday and will take effect later this year - is a huge blow to the 148 workers at the Williamsburg County plant.
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