{"id":2260556,"date":"2024-06-05T15:02:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T19:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubios-coastal-grill-cites-california-business-costs-in-closing-almost-50-locations\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T15:04:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T19:04:29","slug":"rubios-coastal-grill-cites-california-business-costs-in-closing-almost-50-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubios-coastal-grill-cites-california-business-costs-in-closing-almost-50-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio&#8217;s Coastal Grill shuttering nearly 50 locations due to high California business costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frubios-coastal-grill-cites-california-business-costs-in-closing-almost-50-locations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2260556&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rubio&#8217;s Coastal Grill is shutting down 48 restaurants in California due to increasing business costs. The popular \u2064West Coast food chain, renowned for its fish tacos, will maintain 86 \u2062locations in California, Arizona, and \u2063Nevada. The closures mainly affect Southern California, including areas like\u2063 Los Angeles and Orange County. Your summary of the\u200c situation\u200d with \u2062Rubio&#8217;s Coastal Grill is concise and informative. It effectively conveys the key points about the restaurant closures in California, highlighting the impact of rising business costs on their\u200d operations. The mention of \u2062maintaining\u200b locations in neighboring \u200cstates \u2063adds \u2063context to their strategic decisions. The focus on Southern California closures, including prominent areas like Los Angeles and Orange County, offers a geographical \u2064perspective on the restructuring efforts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Rubio\u2019s Coastal Grill is closing down 48 of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>restaurants<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a>, citing the rising business costs in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The West Coast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>food<\/a> chain, known for its fish tacos, will keep 86 locations open throughout California, Arizona, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nevada<\/a>. Half of <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/rubios-coastal-grill-shuts-48-locations-california-including\/14907436\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>these closures<\/a> will take place in the southern part of the state, including in Los Angeles and Orange counties, with 13 closing in the San Diego area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the company\u2019s best efforts to right-size the company, the continued challenging economic conditions have negatively affected its ability to meet the demands of its debt burden,\u201d read a Chapter 11 filing Rubio\u2019s shared with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cThe company believes the best path forward for Rubio\u2019s is through a court-supervised sale process that will position the brand for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seiu-throws-weight-behind-mail-in-voting\/\" title=\"SEIU Throws Weight Behind Mail-In Voting\">long-term success<\/a> to grow and flourish.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>In this May 12, 2020 photo, customers walk past an open sign at Rubio\u2019s Coastal Grill on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Ashley Landis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carl DeMaio, chairman of Reform California, attributed these closures to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/MONEY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>minimum wage<\/a> increase within the state, claiming that state politicians have \u201cdeclared war on small businesses.\u201d On April 1, California <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/dlse\/Fast-Food-Minimum-Wage-FAQ.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>mandated a $20 minimum wage<\/a> for \u201cfast-food restaurant employees\u201d under a new law.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is insane. Only Gavin Newsom and California Democrats could make inflation worse than Joe Biden, and they\u2019re doing it,\u201d DeMaio said on <em>America Reports<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In March, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-mcdonalds-targeted-by-hackers-customer-data-breached-in-south-korea-and-taiwan\/\" title=\"Report: McDonald\u2019s Targeted By Hackers, Customer Data Breached In South Korea And Taiwan\">burger chain<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/in-n-out-burger-oakland-final-day-closure\/14566310\/#:~:text=In%2DN%2DOut%20Burger%20recently,felt%20unsafe%20but%20others%20did.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>In-N-Out closed its location in Oakland, California<\/a>, due to rising crime in the area. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-aoc-mcdonalds-employees-in-denmark-arent-better-off\/\" title=\"No, AOC, McDonald\u2019s Employees in Denmark Aren\u2019t Better Off\">fast-food chain<\/a> is based primarily in California, with the Oakland closure marking the first location it has ever shut down.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubio\u2019s Coastal Grill to close 48 California restaurants, blaming escalating business expenses. The popular West Coast eatery, famous for its fish tacos, will maintain 86 locations in California, Arizona, and Nevada. 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