Fresh Venture Foods, LLC layoff notices at a glance
Fresh Venture Foods, LLC has filed 2 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Mar 31, 2020 and May 7, 2026, naming 254 workers. 1 was a closure and 1 was a layoff; 1 permanent, 1 temporary. The largest single notice named 185 workers in Santa Barbara County on May 7, 2026. Its latest notice, 185 workers in Santa Barbara County dated May 7, 2026, was 18.8% of the 986 workers named in all 47 Santa Barbara County notices of fiscal year 2025-2026. 1 notice carries a notice date later than the effective date it announces, which usually means the letter reached the EDD after the separations had begun. 1 fall in the March to June 2020 window when the Governor's COVID order suspended the 60-day requirement.
Every notice, newest first
| Notice date | Effective | County | City | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 | Santa Barbara | Santa Maria | 185 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 | Santa Barbara | Santa Maria | 69 | Layoff, temporary | 1 days after effective date |
Sites named on the notices
- 1205 Craig Dr. Santa Maria CA 93458 (May 7, 2026, 185 workers)
Also filed as: Fresh Venture Foods.
Where the notices landed
- Santa Barbara County2 notices, 254 workers
- Santa Maria2 notices, 254 workers
Local pages: Santa Maria employment lawyer, Santa Barbara County employment law guide.
How to read this record
Notice date is the date on the employer's letter. Effective is the first day of separations it announced. Days notice is the gap between them; California Labor Code 1401 calls for 60 days from a covered employer, and section 1402 makes a short notice worth a day of pay and benefits for every day it is short, up to 60.
One notice is dated after the effective date on the same filing. Notice given after the layoff has started is the clearest case the statute addresses: section 1402 counts every day between the separation and the notice as a day owed, up to 60.
One notice is marked temporary. A temporary layoff that runs past six months is treated as a termination under the federal Act, and the employer should issue a new notice before that point.
Full statute walk-through: the California 60-day rule, section by section.
If you work, or worked, at Fresh Venture Foods, LLC
Keep the notice, every email about the selection, and your final pay stub. A free review covers four things in one call: whether the notice period was honored and paid, whether final pay and vacation payout arrived on time, whether the selection pattern raises an age, pregnancy or leave, or retaliation question, and what a proposed severance release is actually worth before you sign it. Call (800) 371-3088 or send the notice.
Source: California EDD WARN reports, fiscal years 2019-2020 to 2025-2026. Record last checked against the EDD on Oct 30, 2026. Back to the layoff tracker.
About this data: Notices come from the California Employment Development Department WARN reports (fiscal years 2014-2015 to today) and are reloaded from the EDD every Tuesday and Thursday. Employer names appear as the employer wrote them on the notice, grouped where the names clearly refer to the same company. A notice is not a finding that any law was broken. This page is general information, not legal advice about your situation.