During fiscal year 2020, the Company announced a restructuring plan to drive enhanced profitability, focus the business on its strategic assets and redesign the organization to be the appropriate size to compete and thrive. This includes a reduction-in-force, a reduction in leased office spaces and the sale of non-strategic assets.

The following table summarizes the restructuring costs recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income, by Business Segment, excluding discontinued operations. There were no restructuring costs recognized on the Lifecore segment.


(in thousands)	Curation Foods		Other		Total
Three Months Ended February 26, 2023

Employee severance and benefit costs	$	683	$	1,679	$	2,362
Lease costs	43		—		43
Other restructuring costs	175		161		336
Total restructuring costs	$	901	$	1,840	$	2,741

(in thousands)	Curation Foods		Other		Total
Nine Months Ended February 26, 2023
Employee severance and benefit costs	927		1,679		2,606
Lease costs	88		—		88
Other restructuring costs	494		1,423		1,917
Total restructuring costs	$	1,509	$	3,102	$	4,611

Employee severance and benefit costs are costs incurred as a result of reduction-in-force driven by our restructuring plan and closure of offices and facilities. These costs were driven primarily by reduction-in-force related to our Curation Foods segment.

In August 2020, the Company closed its leased Santa Clara, California office and entered into a sublease agreement. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 the Company closed its leased Los Angeles, California office and plans to sublease the office. The Company approved a plan to explore opportunities to sub lease its Santa Maria office and expects to complete the sublease plan within the next 12 months.

Other restructuring costs are primarily related to consulting costs incurred in connection with the execution of the Company’s restructuring plan to drive enhanced profitability, focus the business on its strategic assets, and redesign the organization to be the appropriate size to compete and thrive.

The following table summarizes the restructuring costs recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income, by Business Segment, since inception of the restructuring plan in fiscal year 2020 through the nine months ended February 26, 2023, excluding discontinued operations:


	Curation Foods		Other		Total
(in thousands)
Asset write-off costs, net	$	7,552	$	418	$	7,970
Employee severance and benefit costs	1,486		2,463		3,949
Lease costs	2,306		26		2,332
Other restructuring costs	817		6,321		7,138
Total restructuring costs	$	12,161	$	9,228	$	21,389