A major seafood company is preparing to shut down a California processing facility, putting hundreds of jobs at risk. The closure marks another challenge for the state's food manufacturing industry as companies reassess their operations and production costs. Bumble Bee Foods prepares to close California plant Bumble Bee Foods plans to close its processing facility in Santa Fe Springs, California, in 2027, eliminating [...]
57-year-old major supermarket chain location pulling out of California in November
California is adding another longtime location to the grocery store closures reshaping 2026. The Safeway at 6150 Bollinger Road in San Jose is expected to close permanently on or around November 13 after 57 years. The supermarket opened in September 1969 and sits near Lynbrook High School, Miller Middle School and Hyde Middle School. Its longevity and location have made it more than a weekly grocery stop for the surrounding [...]
Iowa Buc-ee’s rumors grow as another city joins the chase
Iowa’s Buc-ee’s rumors have picked up a new participant. Just over two weeks after our report on the rejected Urbandale Buc-ee’s proposal, a business group in Bondurant has launched its own public pitch to the Texas travel-center chain. The campaign gives Buc-ee’s another invitation in the Des Moines area, but it is not an announced store. The chamber’s public pitch did not identify a Bondurant property, confirmed company [...]
‘How is that a deal?’: McDonald’s $8 Quarter Pounder meal divides fans
McDonald’s customers were already questioning why the chain’s menu prices can look inconsistent from one order to another. A newly announced $8 Quarter Pounder meal has now given that broader frustration a specific target. McDonald’s said on October 20 that participating U.S. restaurants will begin offering a Quarter Pounder with Cheese, medium fries and a medium drink for $8 on November 2. The announcement quickly reached [...]
Beloved turn-of-the-century California Irish pub closes indefinitely
California has lost several longtime neighborhood restaurants in recent weeks, and another familiar community gathering place is now dark. San Francisco's The Liberties, an Irish pub and restaurant in the Mission District, has closed indefinitely after roughly 25 years. The shutdown began as what appeared to be a brief Labor Day closure. Owner Ian Duggan announced that the pub would reopen the following Tuesday, but its doors [...]
55-year-old restaurant chain closes all Ohio locations as nationwide shutdown hits
A longtime restaurant chain known for its Southern-inspired comfort food has abruptly shut down restaurants across Ohio, ending decades of business in several communities. The closures are part of a nationwide shutdown that marks a dramatic turn for a brand that once operated hundreds of restaurants. O'Charley's closes restaurants across Ohio O'Charley's closed its remaining company-operated restaurants on September 9, [...]
