Sapporo Plans 200 Stone Brewing Layoffs After Selling Brand to Firestone Walker

Sapporo Plans 200 Stone Brewing Layoffs After Selling Brand to Firestone Walker

After selling Stone Brewing Co. in April, Sapporo is preparing to cut more than 200 employees, with the first 58 workers expected to be laid off in October as the company permanently closes Stone’s longtime Escondido headquarters.The first round of layoffs is expected to begin October 19, when 58 Stone Brewing workers are slated to lose their jobs, as SFGate reports. The cuts include workers in warehouse, logistics, packaging, and quality assura…

Sapporo USA to wind down Stone Brewing operations in Escondido

Sapporo USA plans 50 layoffs as it begins winding down Stone Brewing’s Escondido brewery and bistro operations.

Stone Brewing to close Escondido operations | The Coast News Group

ESCONDIDO — Stone Brewing’s 20-year run in Escondido is coming to an end, with the owners expected to close the company’s local facilities and lay off approximately 220 workers. Sapporo USA, which purchased Stone Brewing in 2022, filed a notice with the state announcing an initial round of more than... The post Stone Brewing to close Escondido operations appeared first on The Coast News Group.

CBS 8 News: The state of Stone Brewing

Following last week’s news that Sapporo USA has issued WARN Act layoff notices to former employees of Stone Brewing (the Escondido-based company it purchased in 2022), the first step in winding down operations at the county’s largest beer-production campus, CBS 8 reporter Alex Lai provides a report chronicling the history of the iconic brand. This …