Five Guys to close two LA-area locations
Five Guys will close two Los Angeles-area locations later this month.
The burger chain introduced in a latest state submitting that its locations in City of Industry and Whittier will close in late May. An outlet in Merced can even close its doorways in late June, and one in Hanford will shut down in early July, in accordance to state courtroom filings.
The burger big is the newest fast-food chain to shutter locations because the business struggles with rising labor and actual property prices within the state.
The firm cited “financial hardship” as a motive for the closures, in accordance to a submitting.
Employers are legally required to submit a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN discover, to alert employers, state and native officers a minimum of 60 days earlier than main layoffs. The preliminary notices had been submitted in late April and early May.
The chain had regular progress in 2024, however appears to have stumbled in California. It opened 37 new storefronts that yr, in accordance to the corporate’s franchise disclosure doc. Yet California shops accounted for eight of the 14 locations that closed that yr.
The closures will lead to 55 jobs misplaced throughout the 4 locations, in accordance to the WARN discover.
A spokesperson for Five Guys didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Fast meals chains have struggled in opposition to rising operational prices and more and more cost-conscious prospects.
California’s financial panorama has additional sophisticated enterprise within the state. While aerospace and protection firms have continued to flock to the statefirms in different sectors, including food, have began to dance out.
Five Guys ranked 42 in QSR Magazine’s prime 50 US eating places checklist for 2026 and the variety of locations within the nation rose by 2% in 2025.
The chain acquired its begin round 40 years in the past in Virginia and now operates over 1,900 locations, in accordance to its web site.
The restaurant’s web site lists over 85 locations in California, together with a minimum of 15 storefronts within the Los Angeles space.
