#foodproducts

WK Kellogg Co. is reducing its Memphis workforce. A layoff notice was filed on June 8. This Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) concerns permanent layoffs. The layoffs affect its 2168 Frisco Ave. facility. The notice went to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce.

Memphis, Tennessee

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2026/06/08/wk-kellogg-co-warn-notice-layoffs-memphis/90464921007/

WK Kellogg Co. is permanently closing its cereal facility in Omaha, Nebraska. This closure will eliminate 451 positions through phased layoffs. Initial job cuts are expected in July 2026, with the plant ceasing operations in August 2026. The company announced this move as part of a broader supply-chain modernization plan. Ferrero acquired WK Kellogg Co. in September 2025, though the closure plan predates this acquisition.

Omaha, Nebraska

https://www.thestreet.com/retail/kelloggs-breakfast-giant-shuts-down-plant-cuts-100s-of-workers

Idahoan Foods plans to close a facility. This plant is located in Rupert. Sixty-one employees will be impacted. Operations are set to end in June. The company makes instant potato packets.

Rupert, Idaho

https://www.ktvb.com/video/news/local/idahoan-foods-is-closing-its-facility-in-rupert-idaho-61-employees-facing-layoff-due-to-closure/277-c5b107b6-7648-4cdf-8f68-8274135f0d71

New Texas SNAP Rules Now in Effect, Candy and Sweet Drinks No Longer Covered

Starting Wednesday, April 1, 2026, Texans who receive SNAP benefits can no longer use them to buy candy, drinks with artificial sweeteners, or beverages with 5 grams or more of added sugar under new statewide restrictions.

Is the management firm hitting the family so hard with fees that they have to lesson the product slowly over time for more profits to sustain the family expenses.

Does anyone have any information about this new product in the pipeline I’ve been hearing about? Seems like it could help the stock price.

"As of February 2026, PepsiCo is reducing suggested retail prices on some bags (e.g., from $4.99 down to $4.29) due to consumer pushback on high prices."

C'mon, Frito people. How much does it take to make a bag of chips?

Elliott had to wake up the clueless PEP management and show them how to run the business.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/pepsico-slash-prices-popular-snacks-after-consumer-backlash

The Cape Cod potato chip plant in Hyannis is shutting down operations, and nearly 50 people will lose their jobs, according to owner Campbell’s Co., which acquired the site in 2018.

https://www.nbcboston.com/boston-business-journal/cape-cod-chip-plant-shutting-down-layoffs-to-come/3886626/

after 60 years the Orlando plant closed as of 10:30am this morning

Flagstone Foods announced that it will downsize its El Paso facility and that will result in laying off of more than 200 employees, the company said Monday, Oct. 20.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/flagstone-foods-downsize-el-paso-230105152.html