Mission Foods

Mission Foods announced it will close its Pueblo, Colorado tortilla factory, founded as Candy's Tortilla Factory and acquired by Mission Foods in 1994, resulting in permanent separations for approximately 90 workers. The company submitted a WARN Act notice to Colorado on August 14, 2026, stating affected employees were notified and that layoffs will begin on October 13, 2026, with all separations completed by October 27, 2026. The closure is attributed in the article to years of underinvestment in the Pueblo facility and criticism from UFCW Local 7 leadership that the company prioritized profits over workers. The WARN filing and union statements frame the shutdown as a planned, permanent facility closure affecting the local community.

Mission Foods has ceased operations at its tortilla plant in Pueblo, Colorado, resulting in 90 workers being laid off. The company submitted a WARN to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment indicating layoffs slated between Oct. 13 and Oct. 27, but manufacturing operations at the plant ceased on August 14 and the plant shut down immediately. Mission Foods said affected employees will continue to receive pay and benefits through the facility's closure date and noted some union-represented workers may exercise bumping rights into positions at the nearby Mission Foods Distribution Center. The closure drew criticism from United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, which blamed chronic underinvestment; Mission Foods said it is supporting employees as they transition.

Mission Foods announced the permanent closure of its tortilla plant at 2110 Santa Fe Drive in Pueblo, Colorado, and informed the state it will lay off 90 workers. Company HR director Kevin Shuman told the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment the layoffs would occur Oct. 13-27 and comply with the 60-day WARN Act notice, while the union said the closure was delivered to workers immediately and about 100 workers were told to leave that day. Union representatives cited chronic underinvestment in the facility and pledged to help affected employees, noting some had worked there for decades. Mission Foods, a U.S. subsidiary of Mexico-based Gruma S.A., said unionized employees have bumping rights to displace less senior workers at nearby distribution centers.