New Jersey is having a rough 2025. Bad enough that so many factories are closing. But worse is the ever-growing list of restaurants shutting down as national chains go bankrupt or dramatically downsize. The issues are straightforward - chain restaurants have been taking it on the chin for years due to the rise of delivery apps and the COVID overhang… Of course, add to that the fact that consumer preferences are [...]

The US manufacturing downturn is closing factories everywhere. In fact, it’s so bad that some are calling it the “end of Made in America.” Unfortunately, even incredibly business-friendly states like North Carolina are not immune. Especially as the combination of tariffs, supply chain disruptions, soaring food and labor costs, and falling consumer spending upend the food industry. North Carolina has already lost [...]

Coca-Cola just keeps shutting down factories. The next up: A bottling plant in Northampton, Massachusetts, with 300 jobs due to be eliminated. This particular plant - which bottles non-carbonated beverages like MinuteMade - has been caught in limbo since 2021, when its planned closure was first announced. The original date for closure was 2023, but a series of unforeseen circumstances has seen it pushed through at [...]

Wisconsin is rapidly losing factories - this is something we’ve known for a while. But when even a Wisconsin cheese factory has to close…that tells you something about how bad things have gotten. Saputo is planning to close a cheese plant in Green Bay by the end of the year - with around 240 workers slated to lose their jobs. This is actually a delayed closure that was originally supposed to be finished by the end [...]