No Meat Factory to close Stanwood site, more than 110 laid off
Published 2:30 pm Thursday, July 23, 2026
EVERETT — Canadian plant-based food manufacturer No Meat Factory stopped operations at the Stanwood site July 27, resulting in more than 110 layoffs.
Initially, No Meat Factory USA Inc. notified the state’s Employment Security Department that on Sept. 16 it would close its 10120 269th Pl NW location, which would impact approximately 123 employees, according to filings in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) layoff and closure database.
A week later, on July 28, officials filed an amended notice, stating that unforeseen circumstances caused the company to close operations on July 27 and that approximately 113 employees would be impacted.
No Meat Factory did not respond to The Daily Herald’s initial request for comment July 23.
The company will provide the impacted employees with information about available benefits, final pay, continuation of health coverage, unemployment insurance, and available workforce transition resources, No Meat Factory wrote in both notices.
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.
Economic Alliance Snohomish County worked closely with the plant-based contract manufacturer to secure incentives for the operation, including a $200,000 state grant for site updates, The Daily Herald previously reported.
This article has been updated to reflect new information filed in the amended notice.
Jenna Millikan: 425-339-3035; jenna.millikan@heraldnet.com; X: @JennaMillikan
