PepsiCo is cutting jobs at a bottling plant in the US, a move that will affect more than 100 staff.
CB Manufacturing, a PepsiCo subsidiary doing business as Pepsi Beverages, is laying off 143 workers at its site in Hyattsville in Maryland.
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In a WARN notice, the company said it “will lay off employees in its fleet, transport, manufacturing and production warehouse operations, as well as other salaried employees, at the facility”.
“Our sales and delivery operations will continue without disruption,” the notice said,
The company has a contract with Teamsters Local 639 that may provide affected employees with bidding rights for available positions.
“This decision was not made lightly. As consumer demand, technology and our operating network continue to evolve, we must continue optimising and modernising our network to best serve customers and consumers,” PepsiCo said in a statement.
In a statement, the neighbouring community of Cheverly said it had been informed of the move on Tuesday when it took effect.
““Our first concern is for the employees and families whose livelihoods are being affected by this decision,” town administrator Dylan Galloway. “These workers are part of our community and we recognise the uncertainty and hardship that a workforce reduction can create. We are committed to doing what we can to connect affected workers with available resources.”
The lay-offs add to a series of changes PepsiCo has made to its manufacturing network in the US.
In February, the company said it would permanently close its Rancho Cucamonga in California, facility after ending manufacturing there in 2025 and moving the distribution and warehousing operations to a new distribution centre.
In November last year, PepsiCo announced the closure of a Frito-Lay plant in Orlando in Florida.
In February last year, it disclosed plans to shut a snacks plant in Liberty in New York, which produces PopCorners and employs more than 200 people.
Further afield, PepsiCo also announced job cuts in Ireland in December as part of organisational changes at its Cork business.
In January this year, the company outlined plans to reduce its workforce in Spain, where around 400 jobs were reportedly at risk as it moved from a direct-sales model to distribution through third parties.
