Tahitian Noni Lays Off 130 Utah County Employees

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Tahitian Noni International, which makes drinks and beauty and nutritional products from the South Pacific’s noni fruit, has laid off 130 workers in Provo and American Fork.

The move is intended to shift resources from its central Utah office to key regional offices and markets worldwide, the Provo-based company said.

The layoffs, which represent nearly 8 percent of the company’s global work force of 1,650, took effect Thursday and affected departments including training and support, call centers, marketing, and lower executive management.

The affected workers were given “very generous severance packages, outplacement support services, letters of recommendation and had their health insurance extended for two months,” said Shon Whitney, the company’s vice president of marketing communications.