Coca-Cola to close Pinellas County plant, lay off 200 people

The soft drink company is the third manufacturer since Feb. 5 to announce it is closing a local plant and cutting jobs.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 5:15 p.m. February 13, 2024
  • | Updated 9:20 a.m. February 14, 2024
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For the third time since Feb. 5, a manufacturer in Florida has announced it is closing a local plant and will lay off employees.

This time, it is Coca-Cola North America that's letting people go, saying it will shut down its manufacturing facility in Pinellas County and cut 198 employees.

The plant is at 427 San Christopher Drive in Dunedin.

 

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