Canadian Veggie Meat Company Shutters in WA, 123 Jobs Leaving Stanwood
After peaking around the time of COVID, the plant-based meat industry has seen its sales drop (nationally) between 28 and 30 percent. And now, a WA factory is closing.
No Meat Plant to Shut Down in Stanwood
According to a WARN Alert from WA State Employment Security, and The Everett Herald, the British Columbia-based company now will have just one plant, in Coldstream.
Using soy, peas and wheat, they were able to make veggie burgers and other non-meat products from vegetables. However, the fake meat boom, which ramped up just prior to COVID and peaked 3-4 years ago, began to fall rapidly. Last December, Business in Vancouver also reported No Meat was hit with a $119K-plus lawsuit over alleged unpaid rent for its facility in British Columbia.
Why Specifically Did the Plant Close
The company did not release any widespread news about why the plant in WA was closing, No Meat had moved into an old Twin City Foods building in Stanwood. According to the Daily Herald:
"In 2023, the state Department of Commerce announced that No Meat Factory would take over the Stanwood facility after Twin City Foods closed the facility in 2017. The company invested $20 million in renovations and improvements."
The WARN Alert indicated at least 123 workers will be displaced, the company said they will help workers with available benefit, what and when their final pay will be coming, medical benefits and more.
The separations are expected by July 27th of this year.
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