Amy’s Kitchen Cuts 311 Jobs in Consumer Staples Reshuffle

Amy’s Kitchen Announces Workforce Reductions in Consumer Staples

Amy’s Kitchen, Inc. disclosed a phased reorganization of its U.S. manufacturing network that will result in workforce reductions totaling 311 employees, according to local reporting and company disclosures published Sept. 21–22, 2026. The moves are documented in WARN notices and media reports covering plant changes in Idaho and California.

Reported layoffs

• Pocatello, Idaho: A WARN filing and local reports indicate the company will move canning operations from the Pocatello facility to Medford, Oregon, affecting 49 workers at that plant, with reporting from the Idaho State Journal and Local News 8. Company materials summarized in those reports state Pocatello will be repurposed as a frozen-entrees facility and that layoffs are scheduled to begin late this year and continue into summer 2027. The company said affected employees will receive severance, job-placement assistance, and counseling.

• Santa Rosa, California: Reporting by the New York Post, SSBCrack and latination.com states 207 positions at the Santa Rosa frozen-food factory will be affected as that facility is to be closed in phases. The coverage and company statements say production will be redistributed to facilities in Medford, Oregon, and Pocatello, Idaho, and that the shutdown will stretch from late 2026 into summer 2027. The reports note a total of 260 positions across the company’s manufacturing network are involved in this element of the reorganization; separation packages, job-placement services and counseling were also described.

Combined, the records published during Sept. 21–22, 2026 show Amy’s Kitchen, Inc. planning reorganizations and plant closures that affect 311 employees across the cited facilities.

Timing and company statements

The reports indicate layoffs will begin in late 2026 and conclude by summer 2027, and that the company intends to shift specific product lines—pizza, soup and burritos—to Medford while repurposing Pocatello for frozen entrees. Those timing and operational details are drawn from the cited local and national reports and associated WARN disclosures.

In summary, the Consumer Staples layoffs reported Sept. 21–22, 2026 involve a phased Santa Rosa factory closure and related operational transfers that together account for 311 affected roles, per the listed WARN notices and media reports.