See, it is Atkins fault, not W's that so many jobs are being lost:
http://www.registerguard.com/news/2004/03/10/d13.bz.potatos.0310.htmlThe J.R. Simplot Co., one of the world's biggest french fry manufacturers, announced that it would close its only Oregon plant by the end of the year. The company will let go of 125 employees by June, with 500 to follow in November,
But in addition to leaving hundreds jobless, the move will leave millions of pounds of potatoes with nowhere to go after this growing season, producers say.
While sales in Asia are the primary reason for the closure, the trendy Atkins diet, which has turned carbohydrates into Enemy No. 1, has hurt sales domestically.
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