California cereal and granola factory closure affects 115 workers

California’s latest food-manufacturing shake-up involves a cereal and granola plant in San Dimas, following other recent cereal factory closures elsewhere in the country. Roskam Foods announced plans to shut the Los Angeles County operation and move its production to Michigan, with 115 workers affected according to California WARN records.

The company said the production consolidation was expected to finish by October 1, 2026. Its state layoff notice lists October 2 as the effective date for 115 permanent layoffs. Those dates have now passed, but no newer company statement independently confirming the final physical shutdown was located.

115 jobs affected in San Dimas

The California filing identifies the employer as Roskam Baking Company doing business as Organic Milling, with the affected location at 305 South Acacia Street in San Dimas. The notice was filed August 17 and lists 115 workers and an October 2 effective date. Food Engineering also reported the same 115-person figure from the state’s WARN information…

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