Layoffs Hit Former Stone Brewing Employees As Production Leaves Escondido

The closures come after Sapporo USA sold Stone Brewing to Firestone Walker Brewing Co. and Duvel Moortgat USA in a deal completed May 15, the Los Angeles Times reported. The new owners plan to move beer production to breweries in Paso Robles and Kansas City, Missouri.

The deal did not include Sapporo USA’s Stone-branded facilities in Escondido, NBC 7 San Diego reported.