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Five Guys Close Two L

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Five Guys, a US fast-casual burger chain, is closing four California locations due to financial hardship, indicating regional margin pressure from higher operating costs (labor, rent, compliance) in California. The closures are company-specific and region-specific, not a national trend. No direct commodity or supply chain impact; the mechanism is local cost inflation squeezing unit-level profitability.

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  • Five Guys closing 4 California locations (City of Industry, Whittier, Merced, Hanford) in 2026
  • 55 jobs lost
  • Closures due to 'financial hardship'
  • 8 of 14 Five Guys closures in 2024 were in California
  • Company opened 37 new stores in 2024 overall

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