EPISODE · Jan 5, 2026 · 19 MIN
World’s Largest Mozzarella Maker Dumps California: The Real Reason They’re Moving to Texas
from News For Reasonable People · host Sean Reynolds
A 115-year-old mozzarella empire just packed up and left California for Texas—and honestly, is anyone surprised? Leino Foods, the cheese king behind your Domino's pizza, is shutting down its California plant after decades of sky-high costs, suffocating regulations, and an anti-business climate that's literally decimating communities. Meanwhile, their shiny new 850,000 square-foot Texas facility is already churning out cheese—built in just six years on 260 acres of wide-open land. California can't even keep a cheese factory running, yet Governor Newsom thinks he's ready for 2028. You've got the highest taxes, most regulations, greatest poverty, and the least business-friendly environment in America—what did they expect? Companies like Chevron, SpaceX, Toyota, and now Leino are writing the story in real time: leftist policies fail, conservative policies win. The exodus continues while California leadership shrugs and works on memes. How many century-old businesses have to flee before someone admits the wheels are coming off? Drop a comment if you've watched your state push out jobs. Don't forget to subscribe and hit that notification bell!
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A 115-year-old mozzarella empire just packed up and left California for Texas—and honestly, is anyone surprised? Leino Foods, the cheese king behind your Domino's pizza, is shutting down its California plant after decades of sky-high costs, suffocating regulations, and an anti-business climate that's literally decimating communities. Meanwhile, their shiny new 850,000 square-foot Texas facility is already churning out cheese—built in just six years on 260 acres of wide-open land. California can't even keep a cheese factory running, yet Governor Newsom thinks he's ready for 2028. You've got the highest taxes, most regulations, greatest poverty, and the least business-friendly environment in America—what did they expect? Companies like Chevron, SpaceX, Toyota, and now Leino are writing the story in real time: leftist policies fail, conservative policies win. The exodus continues while California leadership shrugs and works on memes. How many century-old businesses have to flee before someone admits the wheels are coming off? Drop a comment if you've watched your state push out jobs. Don't forget to subscribe and hit that notification bell!
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