Hundreds of workers at a longtime Kellogg's manufacturing facility are preparing to lose their jobs as the company moves ahead with plans to permanently close its Omaha, Nebraska, plant. The shutdown will affect more than 450 employees and marks the end of a major chapter in the city's food manufacturing history. Layoffs scheduled this summer WK Kellogg Co. recently revealed that approximately 451 employees will be laid [...]

White Castle fans in Texas are getting closer to their first real shot at fresh, hot sliders without a freezer aisle involved. The fast-food chain has officially broken ground on its first Texas restaurant, a milestone for a brand that has been around since 1921 but has never operated a restaurant in the state. The new White Castle is planned for The Colony, north of Dallas, at 4520 Destination Drive in the Grandscape [...]

Utah is the next western state to land Buc-ee's, and the planned site could put the Texas travel-center chain right along one of the state's busiest road-trip corridors. The move would add Utah to Buc-ee's growing state-by-state expansion map, which has been stretching far beyond the chain's Texas roots. The planned site is in Springville, in Utah County, about 50 miles south of Salt Lake City. With about 36,000 people, [...]

A growing number of restaurant chains are reevaluating their footprints, and one well-known burger brand is making some of the biggest changes. As Wendy's moves forward with a nationwide closure plan, Arizona has emerged as one of the states seeing a notable decline in locations. Arizona among states hit by Wendy's restructuring Wendy's plans to close hundreds of underperforming restaurants across the United States this [...]

A growing number of restaurant brands owned by FAT Brands could face uncertain futures following the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing earlier this year, especially after the abrupt collapse of Smokey Bones in April. Bankruptcy raises concerns across portfolio FAT Brands, which owns more than a dozen restaurant concepts including Fatburger, Johnny Rockets, Round Table Pizza, Fazoli’s, Twin Peaks, and Great American [...]

Florida’s restaurant industry has seen a growing number of chain shutdowns in 2026, with several once-popular brands either closing all remaining locations or rapidly disappearing from the state. From barbecue chains to tropical-themed casual dining restaurants, the closures reflect the ongoing struggles facing the restaurant industry as companies deal with inflation, weaker consumer spending, rising labor costs, and [...]