Stone Brewing to lay off workers as production shifts

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Stone Brewing plans to close three Escondido locations and lay off hundreds of employees as it moves production to Paso Robles and Kansas City, Missouri. Sapporo USA filed Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification letters showing 58 layoffs starting Oct. 19, with eventual total job cuts of 220. Bumble Bee Foods also plans to close a Santa Fe Springs facility in 2027.

WHO: Stone Brewing (Sapporo USA); Firestone Walker Brewing Co.; Duvel Moortgat USA; Bumble Bee Foods

WHAT: Planned closures and mass layoffs tied to production relocation; Bumble Bee Foods facility closure scheduled for 2027.

WHEN: Reported Aug 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM ET

WHERE: Escondido, CA

WHY: The company is shifting production away from Southern California, prompting planned closures and layoffs.

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