Citrus Heights locations could be affected as Jack in the Box plans closures

By Sara Beth Williams–
A California-based national fast-food company announced plans last week to close between 150 and 200 stores nationwide.

Jack in the Box, a San Diego-based fast-food giant with over 900 restaurant locations in the state, announced it plans to close over 150 “underperforming” locations throughout the country, with up to 120 closing by the end of 2025, according to a company press release. Additional closures will take place in 2026.

The chain, offering burgers, chicken sandwiches, and curly fries, is the latest national retail chain to downsize amid inflationary pressures and high labor costs over the last several years

A list of specific locations that will shutter has not been released, but the majority of underperforming restaurants have “been in the system for over three decades,” the release said. The fast food chain is also considering a potential sale of the Del Taco brand, a Mexican fast food restaurant, which the company acquired in 2022. The closures are designed to “improve long-term financial performance.”

Citrus Heights currently has two operating Jack in the Box restaurants within city limits, one on Greenback Lane near the corner of Auburn Boulevard and one on the corner of Antelope Road and Sunrise Boulevard. Two more restaurant locations sit on the city’s border, with one location on the corner of Greenback Lane and Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks, and another Jack in the Box location on Auburn Boulevard straddles the county line between Citrus Heights and Roseville, next to California Burger. The Jack in the Box on Auburn Boulevard lists a Roseville address.

Citrus Heights also has one Del Taco, located on Greenback Lane and San Juan Avenue.

The company said in its media release that proceeds from the sale of real estate holdings will be used to reduce its debt load. As of January, the company faced total current liabilities of more than $426 million.

Jack in the Box operates 2,200 restaurant locations, primarily on the West Coast. The first location opened in San Diego in 1951.