This California Plant Is Shutting Down: 124 Jobs on the Line

Food manufacturers across the country have continued to trim operations as companies respond to cost pressures and shifting demand. In Southern California, that trend now includes Pocino Foods Company, which is closing a plant in the City of Industry. The move will eliminate 124 jobs at one Los Angeles County food production site, according to a state filing.

Pocino Foods confirms a permanent closure affecting 124 workers

Pocino Foods Company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, notice with the California Employment Development Department showing that its facility at 14250 Lomitas Avenue in the City of Industry will permanently close. The filing lists 124 affected employees and identifies the action as a permanent closure. The state report shows a notice date of June 27, 2025, a received date of July 1, 2025, and an effective date of August 26, 2025, according to the California EDD.

The EDD’s 2025-2026 WARN report is the clearest public record of the shutdown now on file with the state. Under California WARN rules, employers covered by the law must notify affected workers, the EDD, local workforce officials, and local government ahead of qualifying plant closures and mass layoffs, the agency states. The filing does not indicate a phased reduction or a temporary suspension of operations.

Pocino Foods has long operated as a specialty prepared-meats manufacturer in California. Trade publications have previously described the business as family-owned and founded in 1933, with products including deli meats, meatballs, pastrami and other pre-cooked items sold into retail and foodservice channels. No public filing reviewed for this article lists another California plant taking over the 124 positions tied to the City of Industry site.

The shutdown will hit City of Industry and Los Angeles County directly

The confirmed impact is concentrated in the City of Industry, an industrial hub in eastern Los Angeles County with a large warehousing and food production footprint. The state WARN report identifies only the Lomitas Avenue facility, and it does not list any additional Pocino Foods locations in California as part of the same action. Based on the public filing, the 124 jobs on the line are tied to a single permanent closure in Los Angeles County.

What is not yet publicly known is how the cuts break down by department, tenure, or job type. The company has not released a comprehensive public list of affected positions, and the state filing does not specify whether production, packaging, maintenance, shipping, office, or management roles make up the total. The filing also does not state whether any workers will be offered transfers, severance beyond legal requirements, or placement assistance through the company.

For residents, suppliers, and nearby businesses, the most concrete date remains August 26, 2025, when the layoffs are scheduled to take effect. California’s WARN framework is designed to give workers advance notice and allow coordination with employment and retraining services, according to EDD guidance. As of the public records reviewed, no broader local redevelopment or replacement employer plan for the facility has been announced.

The reasons have not been fully detailed, but the broader pressures are familiar

Pocino Foods has not publicly issued a detailed explanation in the state notice for why the plant is closing. That means any specific cause tied to the company would go beyond what has been officially confirmed. What can be said from the public record is that the closure comes at a time when food manufacturers in California and nationwide have faced higher operating costs, supply chain adjustments, and continued pressure to streamline production networks, as widely documented in industry and business reporting.

California’s WARN materials explain the legal mechanics of the notice process, but they do not require a company to publish a full business case in the report itself. In this instance, the state document confirms the closure and the scale of the layoffs, but not the strategic rationale behind them. That leaves the immediate public picture focused more on the employment impact than on the company’s internal decision-making.

For customers and residents, the practical takeaway is straightforward: a long-running prepared-meats plant in the City of Industry is scheduled to shut down, and 124 jobs are slated to end on August 26, 2025. The public filing does not say whether product lines will be shifted elsewhere or discontinued. Until the company releases more information, the state WARN notice remains the most specific confirmed account of what will happen and when.