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- Sep 16, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Jan 8, 202775% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Wonder Lays Off 533 as It Closes Two New Jersey Kitchens
- New Jersey's WARN archive lists Wonder Group, Inc. (Parsippany), notified in September, with 533 affected employees and effective dates of 9/16/26 to 1/8/27[3].
- The food hall company is closing its Cranford and Fairfield production and distribution facilities and moving into a higher-capacity facility in Swedesboro, expected to open in November[1][2].
- Wonder said: "Because this is a site consolidation, it unfortunately requires winding down operations and the roles tied to those locations. We recognize this is a significant disruption for these employees"[1][4].
- Eligible employees get severance, outplacement services and the chance to apply for open roles, including at Swedesboro; the Parsippany corporate office stays open[2][4].
- It is Wonder's second cut in weeks, after a 7% reduction of about 110 corporate staff, as the Marc Lore-founded company prepares to go public[2].
- The notice came a day after Wonder agreed to sell Grubhub's campus dining business to DoorDash for $300 million, with DoorDash also investing $125 million[1][4].
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- [1]75%restaurantdive.com/news/wonder-cuts-533-jobs-production-facilities-new-jersey/830689restaurantdive.com· Posted Sep 23, 2026· Starts Sep 16, 2026 ✓· Ends Jan 8, 2027 ✓· 20% of score
The New Jersey Department of Labor's 2026 WARN Notice Archive lists "Wonder Group, Inc. | Parsippany | September | 9/16/26 - 1/8/27 | 533"; NJBIZ[4]: "the cuts will take effect between Sept. 16 and Jan. 8, 2027."
- [2]85%Wonder lays off 533 workers in Cranford and Fairfield, shifts operations in Swedesbororoi-nj.com· Published Sep 17, 2026· 20% of score
ROI-NJ: Wonder disclosed the layoffs in a WARN notice on Sept. 16, running through Jan. 8, 2027; names the two closing sites, the Swedesboro plant and the earlier 110-person corporate cut.
- [3]92%New Jersey Department of Labor 2026 WARN Notice Archivenj.gov· Published Sep 16, 2026· 20% of score
The state's WARN list shows Wonder Group, Inc., Parsippany, September notice, 533 affected, effective 9/16/26 - 1/8/27.[1]
- [4]85%Wonder to lay off 533 workers in New Jerseynjbiz.com· Published Sep 16, 2026· 20% of score
NJBIZ reports the state filing: 533 cuts effective between Sept. 16 and Jan. 8, 2027, with the Wonder spokesperson's statement on the Cranford and Fairfield wind-down.
- [5]72%500 Layoffs At Restaurant Company As Job Cuts Surge In NJpatch.com· Published Sep 16, 2026· 20% of score
Patch reports Wonder's 533 cuts from the WARN notice filed Tuesday, to be completed by Jan. 8, among September's New Jersey layoffs.
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