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The Kellogg Company has announced that it plans to shut down two production lines at its Mariemont, Ohio, plant, in a bid to strengthen its salty snacks business.  The company will meanwhile add a new line and reconfigure another in Jackson, Tennessee, as part of its broader Deploy for Growth strategy.  Kellogg Spokesperson, Kris Bahner, said: “As Kellogg advances our Deploy for Growth strategy, we must position our salty snacks business for continued success. To support the growth, we need the right manufacturing capacity to better meet our current and future production needs, and the evolving needs of our customers.” He continued: “We recently announced a planned investment in capability and capacity with a new line and the reconfiguring of an existing line in Jackson, Tenn, where we already make a number of our salty snacks. These changes would allow for future growth in crackers, while providing cost savings to our business.” “This planned change would include shutting down two lines at our Mariemont, Ohio plant. While this would be the right thing to do for the business, it is never an easy decision to make when people are impacted. When the planned changes are complete, the plant will continue to produce a number of Kellogg cracker brands.”