Safeway to Close Richmond Bakery Plant, Cutting 92 Jobs

Safeway announced via a WARN notice that it will permanently close its bakery manufacturing facility in Richmond, California, resulting in the loss of 92 jobs effective Dec. 30, 2026. The closure is part of a broader review and cost-reduction strategy by parent company Albertsons, which cited squeezed operating margins and plans for aggressive actions including layoffs, restructuring and facility closures. The Richmond bread plant has supplied hundreds of Northern California Safeway stores since 1965; the company said a limited number of affected employees may be offered transfers or relocations but did not specify how many. California Rapid Response services were noted as available to assist affected workers.

Safeway cut 92 jobs in CA affecting its bakery manufacturing facility team as of December 30, 2026.

That is roughly 0.1% of the 100,000 people Safeway employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 26 layoff events at Safeway since June 2023, including 1,492 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 13 additional events known from news reporting.