Last year, when we asked but what about the Oompa Loompas, we noted that Hershey was undertaking a mega-project to modernize its supply chain with the hopes that its $250 Million supply chain would generate a savings of $300 Million going forward on an annual basis.

Which sounds great in theory, but if it’s not bringing jobs back for the Oompa Loompas, it’s not great in practice because, as you should all know by now, the Oompa Loompas have been suffering for at least the past 20 years (which is the length of time we’ve been covering their plight, which included the layoffs they saw at Hershey back in 2007).

Especially since the bad news never ends. Two weeks ago, artisan chocolate maker Kate Weiser Chocolate announced they were shutting down completely and putting all those Oompa Loompas out of work again. Hopefully they Oompa Loompas get some good news soon before the art of true chocolatiering is lost forever!