The Coca-Cola plant in Grand Prairie, Texas, will close by April 15 as part of a consolidating effort by the company, according to a notice sent to state officials Friday.
As part of the consolidation, 76 workers will be laid off from the manufacturing and distribution plant.
The jobs being cut include truck drivers, warehouse workers and logistics managers.
“Coca-Cola North America (CCNA) announced that it would be moving its water production from our three CCNA-owned water manufacturing facilities to a new, independent partner, Niagara Bottling Company,” the company said in its letter to state officials. “Consistent with these plans, we have made the difficult decision to cease manufacturing operations at our facility located at 3405 Roy Orr Boulevard, Grand Prairie, Texas.”
According to a press release, CCNA acquired the bottling plant in Grand Prairie from Groupe Danone in 2002.
Coca-Cola saw its sales volumes drop 5% during the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, prompted by shutdowns of major gatherings where bottled drinks sell heavily, such as sporting events, concerts and movie theaters, executives said Feb. 10 during an earnings call.
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Gemstoneprincess
This is what happens when You alienate a segment of your consumer base. Telling anyone to be less than how God made them is an absolute put down. Example: Imagine telling a black person to be less black.
So their propaganda does not sit well in the balances. It was an absolute disrespect of another person’s race and having agendas that promote racosm, no matter the race is unacceptable. I believe in Martin Luthers Kings message of us getting together. I have a multicultural, multirace family. We also are aware of MalcomX ‘s message to bring Whitey down. We also know, MLK and Malcolm X were not fond of each other. So consider your message. Know your roots.
None
No more coca-cola for me.
This is just the start of this company going broke.
Do they have a training video on that?
Have fun.
Michael wisley
I have drank Coca-Cola my whole life but I will never buy Coca-Cola again I will be buying Pepsi because I just feel to white quit drinking Coca-Cola go woke go broke
Bill Jones
Was does Coca Cola expect when all the venues have dropped Coke products and are now selling PEPSI (YUCK). In addition to that Coca Cola put themselves in this situation. Here’s what online on the internet. . . .
Coca Cola Confirms Training Employees ‘Try To Be Less White’.
This was published in the New York Post. I’ve already decided to drink something other than Coke products. It won’t be Pepsi as I can’t stand the flavor. Water with lemon appears to be my solution. They’re training their employees to be less white.
God Luck Coca Cola, hope you can keep your head above water now that your throat has been cut.
Kim Taylor
Coca Cola will suffer even more losses in 2021, now that everyone knows about the “be less white” campaign within the company. I’m done with Coke, and I refuse to buy anything that the company is associated with. I collected Coca Cola memorabilia for decades, but it is all on eBay now. I don’t want it in my house any longer because it’s now something that suggests that I should be ashamed of my whiteness.
Ziggybad5
I hope Woke a Cola, goes Broke a Cola.
Rachael Eckmeyer
What does Coca Cola expect when our country was shut down for a pandemic for over a year. So instead of dishing out extra funds to help out an unfortunate small town with there multimillions so people can keep their jobs. They sell out to a different company who never has the small community in mind. Guess it’s true that all the CEOs and Political people these days just think about keeping their money going and don’t care about taking care of the small community and the people in it
Michelle D Ortega
I will never drink coke again. I only ever drank coke but since I am not white enough I won’t be drinking it ever again.
Joel Pichette
Go ahead, drink great value cola, it’s made by coca-cola and sold to wal-mart at near cost, so if there’s a profit, it’s the Walton who bank it.
Tcs53
Apparently those workers were having trouble being “less white”.