Nestle plant demolition to clear space for new development

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Demolition is underway at an iconic building in Fulton. The former Nestle plant has been vacant since Nestle consolidated its chocolate production operations a decade ago. But as our Katie Gibas reports, with the demolition comes hope for a new era.

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FULTON, N.Y. -- For a century, this building was a staple of the Fulton community. It was one of Nestle's many chocolate manufacturing plants.

"We had the roasters at building 58 and you could smell chocolate in the air," said Fulton Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr.

In its prime, 1,500 people worked at the factory in Fulton.

"It was huge. You can't talk to a family here that some of them didn't work there. Whole generations worked there. My family worked there. I was the last man out of there. My brothers worked there. My father worked there. My mother worked there," said Woodward.

When it closed a decade ago, about 450 people lost their jobs.

"From a financial impact, it was bad for morale number one. But they provided $22 million a year in payroll. People were paying mortgages, debts, groceries and gasoline," said Woodward.

Now that icon in the community is being torn down to make way for new development.

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Nestle plant demolition to clear space for new development