BY ALEXANDER MACINNES
NorthJersey.com
STAFF WRITER
PASSAIC -- Mexican food distributors, the city’s economic “backbone,” are reeling, being forced to trim workforce and cut production in the face of a sharp decline in consumer spending.

La Flor Mexicana, one of the larger companies, early this year closed its doors. Oaxaca Mexican Products Inc. and Puebla Foods each are streamlining their operations through layoffs and furloughs, as business has fallen off as much as 25 percent.

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