Tara Hayward, general manager, Brampton; James McKechnie, director of manufacturing, Coke Canada Bottling; Todd Parsons, CEO, Coke Canada Bottling; Premier Doug Ford; Todd J. McCarthy, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks; Charmaine A. Williams, Associate Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity; and Tony Chow, president, Coke Canada Bottling. Coca-Cola Canada Bottling is investing more than $141 million to expand its Brampton, Ont., facility. The new can line will increase production by 20 million cases annually.
“Thanks to the incredible hard work and dedication of our Coke Canada Bottling team, we’re very pleased to bring this leading-edge technology to our Brampton facility,” said Todd Parsons, CEO, Coke Canada Bottling.
“I’m thrilled to welcome this historic investment from Coke Canada Bottling, which is another vote of confidence in Ontario’s world-class workers,” said Premier Doug Ford.
The new line, which the company is aiming to have operational in late 2027, will involve the construction of a 62,000-sf wing, adding to the 670,000-sf facility. This is Coca-Cola Canada Bottling’s largest plant in the country and houses a manufacturing facility, warehouse, distribution centre, customer solutions call centre, and local sales centre.
Coke Canada Bottling has invested more than $230 million in its Brampton facility since becoming an independent business seven years ago. The facility is home to 1,300 employees. It produces over 120 skus of 13 brands.
Source: www.foodincanada.com