Michigan has had a rough 2025, and unfortunately the end of the year isn't looking any better. Manufacturing jobs are fleeing the states as factories close left and right... And unfortunately, yet another factory has recently gone under. Michigan’s food-manufacturing sector took another hit this year when a longtime snack plant ceased operations, leaving dozens of workers without jobs and adding to the wave of [...]
“#1 Mexican restaurant in America” bankrupt and shutting down locations rapidly
Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant, once celebrated as one of America’s top Mexican dining chains, is now fighting to survive. The Texas-based brand has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and rapidly closed dozens of restaurants, shrinking from around 40 locations to 15 remaining nationwide (per its website). From peak popularity to financial trouble Founded in 1989 in Amarillo, Texas, Abuelo’s was once a go-to spot for Tex-Mex [...]
South Carolina abruptly loses another factory as economic downturn intensifies
More bad news for South Carolina, unfortunately. After a series of lost factories rocked the state economy earlier this year... More pain is unfortunately on the way. More specifically, South Carolina faces an industrial blow after Archer-Daniels-Midland Company recently shut down its soybean processing plant in Kershaw. The facility’s closure marks a significant contraction in the state’s food-industry [...]
California loses another 540+ jobs as 2 factories abruptly shut down
More rough news out of California as still more jobs are disappearing. (And this is after a frankly embarrassing string of closures that have already rocked the Golden State's economy.) California’s manufacturing landscape is bracing for another major shift as two large industrial employers prepare to close facilities by the end of 2025, cutting hundreds of jobs and tightening the state’s food and packaging [...]
Massachusetts loses another plant as unemployment woes spiral
Massachusetts' manufacturing retreat has been in full swing all 2025. With far too many facilities already closing this year... Unfortunately, there's more pain on the way. More specifically, the Comfort Foods Inc. coffee roasting and packaging facility in North Andover is closing. The North Andover plant, acquired by Coffee Holding in 2017 as part of its expansion into regional coffee roaster operations, handles [...]
Another Minnesota factory abruptly closes as unemployment crisis deepens
More rough news out of Minnesota. After losing far too many factories in the last wave of closures... More pain is on the way. More specifically, the Apple Valley Foods US pie-processing plant in Chaska recently ceased operations, with 95 hardworking employees losing their jobs. Industry watchers say this closure underscores the rising pressures facing food-processing plants in the Upper Midwest. With higher [...]
