National Frozen Foods Corporation To Lay Off 439 Workers at Moses Lake and Chehalis Facilities
National Frozen Foods Corporation filed a WARN notice to lay off 439 employees across its Moses Lake and Chehalis facilities in Washington, effective November 15, 2026. The mass layoff notice was formally submitted to comply with state and federal regulations, providing impacted workers and local employment agencies advance notice of the upcoming operational changes.
National Frozen Foods Corporation has announced plans to implement a major workforce reduction, impacting 439 employees across its two operational facilities in Moses Lake and Chehalis. According to official state filings, the layoffs are scheduled to take effect on November 15, 2026. The mass layoff notice was formally submitted to comply with state and federal regulations, providing impacted workers and local employment agencies advance notice of the upcoming operational changes.
Scope of Impact and Affected Locations
The cuts will affect personnel spread across the company's two key Washington state processing hubs, reports Quiver Quantitative's Layoff Tracker. Ninja Theory Starts Layoffs as Xbox Faces Proposed Studio Closure.
- Moses Lake Facility: Located in Grant County, serving as a major agricultural processing center in central Washington.
- Chehalis Facility: Located in Lewis County, handling regional food processing and distribution operations.
National Frozen Foods Corporation To Lay Off 439 Employees
WARN NOTICE - WASHINGTON 🇺🇸
National Frozen Foods Corporation will lay off 439 employees across 2 locations in Moses Lake and Chehalis on November 15, 2026. https://t.co/gyGvCJICTN
— WhatLayoff 🚨 (@WhatLayoff) October 5, 2026
In total, 439 jobs are slated to be eliminated. The notification allows affected staff a transition window to explore re-employment programs, utilise state Rapid Response services, or seek alternative positions ahead of the November deadline.
Regulatory Compliance and the WARN Act
The notification was filed in accordance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. The federal law mandates that qualifying businesses with 100 or more full-time workers provide advance notice ahead of plant closures or mass layoffs. DNB Layoffs: Norway Bank Cuts 400 Jobs Due to AI Adoption.
State employment agencies, including the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD), track these filings to mobilise local workforce development councils and offer immediate career counseling and unemployment resource assistance to affected employees.
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