Coca-Cola manufacturer to shutter major Southern California center
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- Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling announced Friday that it will shut down its Ventura center on July 10 after more than a century of manufacturing operations in Southern California.
- Eighty-five employees will be affected, with 78 reassigned to other facilities and the remainder eligible to apply for openings at other Coca-Cola manufacturing plants.
- The closure represents the latest facility shutdown by Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling in California, following recent closures in the Bay Area and Salinas.
A regional Coca-Cola manufacturer will shut down a distribution center in Ventura after over 100 years in production.
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling will close the location on July 10, the company announced in a recent state filing.
The decision was made following regular assessment of the company’s locations and services to ensure sustainable business growth, said a spokesperson for Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling.
“We expect this transition to better position us for long-term growth and enhanced service for our customers and consumers,” the spokesperson said. “As always, we’ve communicated this important update to our employees and stakeholders.”
Employers must submit a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN notice, to alert employers, state and local officials at least 60 days before major layoffs. The initial notice was submitted Friday.
A total of 85 employees will be affected by the closure, according to the notice. Seventy-eight of them will be reassigned to other facilities, and the rest will be able to apply for open roles at other Coca-Cola plants, a company spokesperson told SFGate.
Operations from the Ventura location will be transferred to other Southern California facilities.
Coca-Cola shut down a Bay Area location in American Canyon in late December. That closure affected at least 45 workers, according to the WARN notice. Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling also shut down its Salinas location in June.
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling is a subdivision of Reyes Holding, which manages major beer and drink distributors and McDonald’s largest global distributor. Reyes Holding began distributing Coca-Cola in 2015 and officially formed Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling in 2022.
The company runs 22 distributioncenters in California, including two production centers in Los Angeles. The company operates 50 facilities across 10 states.
