Is Conagra Brands in the AI layoffs register?

No. The register records job cuts that the employer linked to AI, or that a credible outlet or a named analyst linked to AI. Conagra Brands' cut was checked against that rule and left out, so it is not counted in the index or in any of the register's figures.

Built on Founden.aiConagra Brands layoffs November 2026: 442 jobs. Was it AI?

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Conagra Brands layoffs and AI

Q: Why did Conagra Brands cut jobs?

Conagra Brands cited a review of its manufacturing network and its continuing work to operate as effectively and efficiently as possible. In its own words: "The decision follows a careful review of our manufacturing network and reflects our ongoing work to operate as effectively and efficiently as possible while supporting the needs of the business," ... "This decision was not made lightly." (Conagra Brands, in a statement to Food Dive (the figure is from its notice to the state of Missouri)).

Updated Nov 14, 2026

Not according to Conagra Brands. It named no AI reason for its November 2026 cut, citing a review of its manufacturing network and its continuing work to operate as effectively and efficiently as possible. No credible outlet or named analyst linked the cut to AI, so it is not in the register of AI-linked job cuts.

What happened, November 2026: Conagra Brands is closing its plant in Macon, Missouri, which makes ingredients for the frozen meals produced at its other plants, on 15 January 2027 and laying off its 442 workers there, and moving most of the plant's production to its sites in Arkansas. The full record

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The cut, in Conagra Brands' own words

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Nov 9, 2026 · 442 roles

Not linked to AI

Conagra Brands is closing its plant in Macon, Missouri, which makes ingredients for the frozen meals produced at its other plants, on 15 January 2027 and laying off its 442 workers there, and moving most of the plant's production to its sites in Arkansas.

The reason Conagra Brands gave

"The decision follows a careful review of our manufacturing network and reflects our ongoing work to operate as effectively and efficiently as possible while supporting the needs of the business," ... "This decision was not made lightly."Conagra Brands, in a statement to Food Dive (the figure is from its notice to the state of Missouri)

Conagra's statement does not mention AI, and no report read (Food Dive, ABC 17 News) tied the closure to AI.

Source: Food Dive: Conagra Brands to close Missouri ingredients plant. Checked Nov 14, 2026.

Why Conagra Brands is not in the register

This site keeps a register of job cuts linked to AI: a cut enters it when the employer names AI or automation as a reason, or when a credible outlet or a named analyst links it to AI, and each entry is graded on what the employer itself said. Conagra Brands' cut was read against that rule and left out. It is shown here because people searching for Conagra Brands' layoffs ask whether AI was behind them, and are counted nowhere on this site. How the register decides.

WARN notices filed by Conagra Brands

Yes: Conagra Brands filed 4 WARN notices for 692 jobs in Colorado, Michigan and Missouri since January 2025. The latest was published Nov 10, 2026 in Missouri, for 442 jobs.

A WARN notice is the advance warning a US employer must file with a state before a mass layoff or a site closure, usually 60 days ahead. It names the site and the number of jobs but gives no reason, so on its own it says nothing about AI.

WARN notices filed by Conagra Brands since January 2025
Published	Employer	Jobs	Notice / effective
Nov 10, 2026	Conagra Brands, Inc.Macon, MissouriPublished Nov 10, 2026ClosureMissouri WARN notices	442	Nov 9, 2026effective Jan 15, 2027
Nov 25, 2025	Conagra Brands, Inc.Fennville, Michigan, MichiganPublished Nov 25, 2025ClosureMichigan WARN notices	75	no dateeffective Jun 27, 2025
Jun 27, 2025	Conagra Brands, Inc.Boulder, ColoradoPublished Jun 27, 2025Colorado WARN notices	100	no date
May 15, 2025	Conagra Brands, INCFennville, MichiganPublished May 15, 2025ClosureMichigan WARN notices	75	Apr 25, 2025

From the states' WARN lists as compiled by Big Local News at Stanford University, read every day (Texas's, Florida's, California's (since July 2026) and Washington's are read daily from each state's own list); notices are matched to Conagra Brands by the employer names it files under. WARN notices by state

Conagra Brands layoffs and AI

The cut, in Conagra Brands' own words

Nov 9, 2026 · 442 roles

Why Conagra Brands is not in the register

WARN notices filed by Conagra Brands

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