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 [...]
55-year-old restaurant chain shuts down nearly all locations nationwide
A longtime American restaurant chain has closed dozens of locations in a major shift for the brand. After more than five decades in business, the company has now shut down its remaining corporate-owned restaurants across the country. O'Charley's closes remaining corporate locations O'Charley's abruptly closed all of its remaining corporate-operated restaurants on September 8th, according to recent reports. The [...]
America’s oldest continuously operating brewpub is closing after 40 years in California
A landmark Berkeley brewery is preparing to pour its final beers after four decades in business. Triple Rock Brewery & Taphouse, an institution that helped shape America's craft-beer movement, is expected to close before the end of 2026. Berkeley brewery opened in 1986 Brothers John and Reid Martin opened Triple Rock on March 14, 1986, originally calling it Roaring Rock Brewery. The business was among the first five [...]
