According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice, a branch of the multinational company Coca-Cola in FloridaUSA, will close its doors permanently in the middle of the year and leave almost 200 workers without jobswhich were recently notified of their situation.
With more than 24,000,000 points of sale in a total of 200 countries, the leading beverage company is one of the most consumed globally, and has a high number of bottling companies – more than 900 – of which approximately 250 They are held by independent franchises.
Popular throughout the world for its unmistakable brand, the company decided to close its doors from one of its plants in Florida, on San Christopher Drive, after years of preparations. Thus, Coca-Cola anticipated through the Florida Commerce website that As of May 31, the plant will be inactive.
Employees will continue with administrative tasks for the closure of the factory in the short term.
Coca Cola's decision, which will lay off hundreds of employees in Florida
Thus, The 198 workers who carry out their duties at the site will continue to be employed in the administrative tasks required by the closure for a short period. Notified since 2020 of the company's decision, they will not continue on the Coca-Cola team, despite the fact that managers assured that they will transfer the entire volume of the plant in Florida to Peace River Citrus.
In dialogue with the media News Channel 8, a company spokesperson referred to the reorganization of the plant's resources. “As announced in early 2020, The Coca-Cola Company to close Dunedin, Florida plant and transfer all volume to local third-party co-packer, Peace River Citrus. While these decisions are never made lightly, we believe Peace River has the right capabilities to support the production of our brands and will put us in the best position for long-term sustainable growth. The transition will be completed in July 2024,” she assured.
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Coca Cola is one of the most popular drinks in the world.
The final decision of the directors of the multinational company comes after a wide drop in demand in early 2023 which, however, far exceeded at the end of the year to recover notablyaccording to the information provided by the media 10Tampa Bay. The lower demand in the United States was not enough to seriously affect the company, which achieved notable growth in the number of sales in foreign countries, such as Mexico and Germany.
Based on the statements of the director of the multinational in Atlanta, Revenue increased 7 percent to US$10,800,000,000 during the October-December period, and the company recorded a considerable increase in the share price over the end of last year, although it expects revenue to decrease during the first months of 2024.
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