Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling expects to complete construction of a $600 million bottling and distribution center in Rancho Cucamonga by late 2027 — just in time for the 2028 Olympics where the soft drink maker is a sponsor.
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The massiveredevelopment is replacing the company’s older, 1984 distribution center on a 30-acre site at the corner of 6th Street and Haven Avenue.
The flagship plant, which will employ about 500-600 workers within its first three years, will be the first Coca-Cola production facility built in California in nearly 60 years and will serve customers in a footprint across Southern California and Nevada, according to the company.
A Reyes spokesman was not immediately available for comment.
“It’s huge, almost a city block of buildings that are going up right now,” said Rancho Cucamonga Mayor L. Dennis Michael on Tuesday.
When completed, the plant is expected to become one of the largest manufacturing plants to open in the city in decades, the mayor boasted. “This strengthens our role as a hub for innovation and manufacturing,” he said.
The 620,000-square-foot plant will have four production lines and produce 30 million cases of beverages a year.
Reyes is rushing to open the plant before the Olympics in Los Angeles since Coca-Cola is an official sponsor of the event. The brand will celebrate a historic 100-year milestone of partnering with the Olympic Games.
The opening of the plant is akin to something of a turnaround for the city, which hit a bump on the manufacturing front when Frito-Lay departed earlier this year.
In February, PepsiCo Inc. announced plans to close its Frito-Lay distribution plant in Rancho Cucamonga as the snack giant made supply-chain adjustments to bring production in line with falling demand.
The Frito-Lay facility that gave birth to Flamin’ Hot Cheetos nearly 35 years ago , laying off 248 warehouse and logistics workers.
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In total, 680 workers have been laid off at the snack-making giant’s Inland Empire facility since last summer — which is now permanently closed.
The Reyes plant redevelopment in Rancho Cucamonga follows the closure of four regional Coca-Cola manufacturing and distribution centers in recent years by the Niles, Illinois-based Reyes.
, Reyes announced plans to close its on July 10, according to a filing with the state’ Employment Development Department.
John Tang, vice president of corporate affairs with Reyes, wrote in a May 8 letter filed with the state that the company planned to shift its business operations away from the Ventura plant. “This action is expected to be permanent,” Tang said.
The company said 78 employees were reassigned to other facilities with the remaining seven workers eligible to apply for openings at other Coca-Cola manufacturing plants.
The jobs listed in the EDD layoff notices include sales managers, technicians, cooler service technicians, fleet mechanics and an operations manager.
The filing was made as part of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act — commonly referred to as WARN — which is required when an employer lays off more than 50 employees. All affected employees are notified at least 60 days before their terminations are scheduled to occur.
Other Reyes bottling plants closed in November 2024 in , and two last year in and . According to EDD filings, a total of 244 workers were laid off at the three plants.
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling is a unit of Reyes Holding LLC, and manages 21 beer and drink distributors across California. In Southern California, Reyes operates facilities from Victorville and City of Industry to Irvine and Orange. Others are located in Oceanside and San Diego. Reyes also runs major production and distribution centers in Downey along Cleta Street and downtown Los Angeles along South Central Avenue.
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