Sapporo Lays Off 270 at Stone Brewing's Escondido Brewery
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens, 1999 Citracado Parkway, Escondido, California 92029
Sapporo Breweries
SCHEDULED83% CONFIDENCEGiven as scheduled: San Diego Beer[1] News reports 58 production staff "will be terminated effective Monday, October 19" with shutdown of non-hospitality operations "set for mid-November", and the EDD WARN report lists effective dates of 10/19/2026 (Stone Brewing Co.) and 11/13/2026 (Sapporo U.S.A.).
Sapporo USA is laying off 270 workers at Stone Brewing's Escondido brewery, packaging hall and offices in two rounds, 58 on 19 October and 212 on 13 November 2026, per state WARN filings, after selling the Stone brand to Firestone Walker and Duvel.
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