A longtime tortilla factory in Colorado is shutting down, bringing an end to decades of food manufacturing in the Pueblo community. The closure affects 90 employees, including some who have spent more than 40 years working at the facility. Mission Foods plant closes Mission Foods is permanently closing its Pueblo, Colorado, manufacturing facility on October 13, 2026, after production at the plant stopped on August 14. [...]
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Beloved 94-year-old cheese company shuts down production after financial struggles tied to COVID
A nearly century-old California food company has stopped making cheese, bringing an end to an important piece of the region’s culinary history. The family-owned business had survived decades of economic challenges, but the financial pressures of operating a small artisanal food company ultimately became too difficult to overcome. Vella Cheese ends production Vella Cheese Company, a longtime Sonoma, California, [...]
3 major restaurant bankruptcies that shook the industry in 2026
The restaurant industry has faced another difficult year so far in 2026, with rising operating costs, changing consumer habits, and lingering financial pressures pushing several restaurant operators into bankruptcy. Some of the year's biggest cases have involved chains that once appeared poised for significant growth. Salad and Go Salad and Go delivered one of the most dramatic restaurant collapses of the year. The [...]
Decades-old Wisconsin cheese factory to close as 68 workers face layoffs
A longtime Wisconsin cheese-making facility is set to close later this year, ending decades of production and putting dozens of workers out of jobs. The shutdown comes as the dairy industry continues to face changes in consumer demand, production capacity, and market conditions. Cheese plant scheduled to close Foremost Farms USA announced August 26 that it planned to close its cheese manufacturing facility in Marshfield, [...]
Major food company lays off dozens of workers as California plant closure continues
A major food company is continuing a large-scale workforce reduction at a historic California facility, with another round of employees losing their jobs earlier this month. The latest cuts came as the company moves forward with plans to close the longtime plant and consolidate its operations. Another round of layoffs scheduled Blue Diamond Growers eliminated 31 jobs at its Sacramento, California, facility on [...]
Two major coffee chains are battling over locations left behind by bankrupt restaurant chain
The abrupt collapse of a popular healthy fast-food chain has sparked an unexpected competition between two rapidly expanding coffee companies. What happens to dozens of its former drive-thru locations could soon be decided by a bankruptcy-court auction. Dutch Bros and 7 Brew are competing for the sites Dutch Bros initially appeared poised to take over a large portion of Salad and Go's former locations after agreeing to a [...]
