The US meatpacking industry is in a crisis, no doubt about that. With factory closings sweeping the US and thousands of layoffs denting the already fragile economy… It’s clear that these losses aren’t limited to any one meatpacker - it’s impacting all of them, from Tyson Foods, to Purdue to Butterball. And unfortunately, Tyson recently closed yet another factory - this time in Emporia, Kansas, at the cost of 800 [...]
90% of Americans impacted as Walmart caves to Trump
Arguably President Trump's most high-profile appointment was Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Since the FDA falls under Health and Human Services, RFK, Jr. has been using the agency to compel major food and drink companies to voluntarily move away from petroleum-based artificial dyes by the end of 2027. It's been very effective so far with companies including Kraft Heinz, PepsiCo, [...]
19 stores across Texas go bankrupt on the same day as economic crisis accelerates
The bad news keeps piling up in Texas. Factories keep closing across the state… The difficulties have even spread to grocery stores, which are shutting down too… And now even restaurants are taking it on the chin. In fact, 19 restaurants across Texas just declared bankruptcy. Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe, which operates those 19 restaurants (plus one more in another state), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on [...]
Missouri braces for 3 incoming plant shutdowns announced on the same day
Missouri’s been having bad news on the employment front all year. There have been several factory closures… Followed by still more factory closures… And unfortunately, the next wave of plant shutdowns to impact Missouri is taking shape…and it could be even worse. More specifically, General Mills just announced plans to close three plants across the state: We don’t yet have any word on how many hardworking [...]
133 restaurants abruptly close across California in the wake of $20 minimum wage
California has had its share (or more) of restaurant closings in recent months (and other closings as well). In addition to the usual things all restaurants face, the bar is pretty high for many restaurants because of California's $20 minimum wage for fast food workers, which went into effect April 1, 2024. If you're curious, AB 1228 is in effect if a restaurant: While major chains can absorb a higher minimum wage [...]
Alabama loses 165 jobs as factory layoffs rock fragile economy
Alabama has had a rough go of it in 2025, no doubt about it. And unfortunately the job losses keep piling up as manufacturing jobs flee the state. One recent victim? Phenix City, which recently lost 165 jobs when AlaTrade did a big wave of layoffs at the local poultry plant. What’s even more perplexing is that the layoffs came in the wake of AlaTrade investing millions of dollars to launch a new production project [...]
