Wisconsin store closures — October 2026

50 food and drink plants in 25 states have closed or set a 2026 closing date. Of the 34 whose source gives a reason, 14 are moving the work to other plants, the most common reason.

Between Sept. 26 and Oct. 24, our weekly checks found 275 stores that 44 chains removed from their own online store locators, across 42 states.

43 independent and franchise-run grocery stores in our records have a 2026 closing date. Of the 25 that said why, 8 pointed to rising costs (utilities, meat, rent, wages), 8 to an owner retiring or leaving, and 7 to competition from larger chains.

We count 66 plants whose owners have set a closing date after October 19, across 26 states: 12 in October, 10 in November, 26 in December, 18 in 2027.

In 2026, at least 18 of the small companies in Amazon's Delivery Service Partner program have closed or filed for bankruptcy, across 12 states. Five more closings are still ahead.

At least 117 brewery and taproom locations in 33 states closed, announced a closing or filed for bankruptcy in 2026. Many are a single taproom of a brewer that is still in business.

We can now name 190 of the U.S. cafes, across 31 states and Washington, D.C., up from 147 when this page was first published. Many closed the weekend of September 26.

We count 82 trucking companies that filed in 2026, from one-truck operators to regional fleets with more than a hundred trucks.

The cutbacks reach from the largest winemaker in the country to single tasting rooms. We count 31 wine producers so far this year, 16 of them in California.

Six Denny's restaurants disappeared from the chain's store locator on September 5. Five are in the Twin Cities area. None has a closure announcement.