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Jenny Craig, With 68 CA Locations, Is Closing: Report
Carlsbad-based Jenny Craig will close its doors after 40 years in the weight loss and management business, according to a report.
CARLSBAD, CA — After four decades in the weight loss and management business, Jenny Craig will close its doors, according to internal documents obtained by NBC News.
The company, which is headquartered in Carlsbad, told workers in an email late Tuesday it would close "due to its inability to secure additional financing," according to the report. Tuesday was the last day for center workers who are hourly, while Friday is the last day for corporate and field employees who are salaried, the news outlet reported.
Jenny Craig has roughly 500 company-owned and franchised locations across the country, including 68 locations in California:
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- Aliso Viejo
- Anaheim
- Antioch
- Belmont
- Brea
- Burbank
- Carlsbad
- Cameron Park
- Corona
- Culver City
- Dixon
- Duarte
- El Cajon
- Elk Grove
- Encinitas
- Fair Oaks
- Fairfield
- Fountain Valley
- Fremont
- Fresno
- Glendale
- Granada Hills
- Huntington Beach
- Irvine
- Lakewood
- Long Beach
- Los Alamitos
- Los Angeles
- Manteca
- Merced
- Mill Valley
- Mission Viejo
- Modesto
- Montclair
- Murrieta
- Palm Desert
- Palmdale
- Pinole
- Pleasanton
- Poway
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Redlands
- Riverside
- Rocklin
- Rolling Hills Estates
- Sacramento
- San Diego
- San Dimas
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- San Leandro
- San Luis Obispo
- San Ramon
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Clarita
- Santa Monica
- Santa Rosa
- South Pasadena
- Stockton
- Studio City
- Thousand Oaks
- Torrance
- Tustin
- Ventura
- Walnut Creek
- Whittier
- Woodland Hills
Some franchises have decided to keep their doors open. According to Palm Desert Jenny Craig franchise owner Patti Powers, the clinic will stay open for its 200 clients.
"If clients want to order food they can call or come in for an appointment. We've been down this road before, but we are open and can support our clients, that's all I care about," Powers told Patch. "Our phone has been ringing off the hook all morning. We're taking it day by day. We're calling and confirming appointments."
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The Jenny Craig program offers people with structure and support for weight loss and weight management. The program also provides nutritional meals such as entrées, desserts and snacks, as well as individual coaching.
Jenny Craig and her late husband, Sidney Craig, founded the company in 1983 in Melbourne, Australia, and moved the business to Carlsbad two years later.
The chain had warned of mass layoffs and said it could close its corporate offices as early as Friday, WPVI reported Monday. The company told employees it was transitioning to an e-commerce model, according to the TV station.
Patch editors Daniel Hampton and Ashley Ludwig contributed to this report.
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