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Which Coca-Cola plants in the USA are closing and what are the closure timelines?
Executive summary
Coca‑Cola has, according to the assembled reporting, closed or announced the closure of at least five U.S. bottling and distribution sites across California, Florida and Massachusetts, affecting roughly 900 workers in total (reports vary by site and headcounts) [1] [2]. Specific, repeatedly cited cases include American Canyon (Napa County), Modesto, Salinas (distribution), a Dunedin, Florida facility, and a long‑delayed Northampton, Massachusetts plant — with timelines ranging from June 30, 2025 activity at American Canyon through projected end‑of‑2025 cessation at some locations [3] [4] [5] [6] [2].
1. Which plants are named: a quick inventory
Multiple outlets identify five affected U.S. locations: American Canyon (Napa County), Modesto (CA), Salinas (CA — distribution), Dunedin (FL), and Northampton (MA) [1] [5] [2]. Coverage usually groups closures as “five production and distribution sites” and notes the geographic concentration in California with additional facilities in Florida and Massachusetts [1] [2].
2. American Canyon, Napa County — what reporters say about timing
Reporting consistently says Coca‑Cola’s American Canyon bottling plant ceased production or began a main shutdown phase on June 30, 2025, with full closure or final wind‑down expected by the end of 2025; about 135 employees were affected [3] [6] [7]. Some accounts add that roughly 10 employees would remain through August to support final administrative tasks [6] [7].
3. Modesto, California — completed closure by early 2025
A required notice cited in reporting says the Modesto facility (Reyes Coca‑Cola Bottling) closed, with 101 positions eliminated by January 2025; outlets treat that as a completed shutdown earlier in the reported timeframe [4] [2].
4. Salinas distribution site and Dunedin, Florida — grouped with the five
News summaries list a Salinas, California distribution site and a Dunedin, Florida facility among the five closures but provide fewer timeline specifics in the available reporting; outlets count these as already closed or part of recent closures since 2024–2025 [5] [2]. Available sources do not give precise public dates for Salinas and Dunedin beyond their inclusion in the five‑site tally [5] [2].
5. Northampton, Massachusetts — a long‑delayed, large impact
Multiple reports flag Northampton as the potentially largest single hit, with reporting citing up to ~300 (or 319 in one piece) jobs at risk and a closure repeatedly delayed from earlier plans; some sources assert operations are expected to cease by end‑of‑2025, though reporting on the exact date varies [2] [8] [9]. One article frames the Northampton timeline as originally intended for 2023 but postponed, with renewed expectations for closure by the end of 2025 [8].
6. Job totals and scope — aggregation and discrepancies
Widespread coverage aggregates the five actions as “nearly 900” or “almost 900” job losses; individual site counts reported include 135 (American Canyon), 101 (Modesto), and up to ~300 (Northampton), with the rest allocated to Salinas, Dunedin and possibly other related distribution roles to reach the ~900 figure [1] [2] [4] [3]. Different outlets use slightly different totals and site‑by‑site counts, so the exact aggregate depends on which reports and timeframes are included [1] [2].
7. Why Coca‑Cola says it’s happening — company rationale in reporting
Coverage frames the moves as part of Coca‑Cola’s “asset‑right” or restructuring strategy — shifting bottling to third‑party co‑packers, increasing automation, and streamlining operations rather than responding to insolvency — and notes company statements encouraging affected employees to seek roles internally or with partners like Refresco [3] [5] [10]. Some outlets emphasize this as a strategic pivot; critics cited in pieces counter that it reduces local oversight and shifts jobs away from company‑run plants [3] [5].
8. Conflicting details and limitations in the reporting
Not all reports specify exact closure dates for every facility; American Canyon and Modesto have the clearest timelines (June 30, 2025 activity and Jan 2025 completion, respectively), while Salinas, Dunedin and Northampton timelines are reported with variation and delay‑related caveats [3] [4] [8] [6]. Available sources do not provide an authoritative single Coca‑Cola corporate release listing every site and final closure date — much reporting compiles local notices and reporter accounts [1] [2].
9. What to watch next
Follow local reporting in Northampton, Salinas and Dunedin for official notices or union statements, and company filings or WARN notices that would supply formal dates and worker counts; the pieces assembled here point to a continuing strategic shift by Coca‑Cola toward outsourcing but show variation in timelines and totals across outlets [5] [3] [2].
If you want, I can extract each source’s exact phrasing about a single site (e.g., the American Canyon timeline) and compile a side‑by‑side comparison showing where they agree and differ.