A regional Coca-Cola maker will close a plant in Ventura after more than 100 years of production.
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling will close the plant on July 10, the company announced in a recent state filing.
“We regularly evaluate our locations, products and services to ensure we can continue to drive sustainable growth and innovation across our business,” a spokesperson for Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling told SFGate.
Employers must file 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 filed Friday.
According to the statement, a total of 85 employees will be affected by the closure. Seventy-eight of them will be reassigned to other facilities and the rest will be able to apply for vacant positions at other Coca-Cola plants, a company spokesperson told SFGate.
Operations at the Ventura plant will be transferred to other facilities in Southern California.
A spokesperson for Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Coca-Cola closed a Bay Area plant in American Canyon in late December. That closure affected at least 45 workers, according to the WARNING notice. Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling also closed its Salinas branch in June.
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling is a subdivision of Reyes Holding, which manages major beer and beverage distributors and the largest global distributor of McDonald's. Reyes Holding began distributing Coca-Cola in 2015 and officially formed Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling in 2022.
The company operates 22 manufacturing facilities in California, including two production and distribution centers in Los Angeles. The company operates 50 facilities in 10 states.
