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Keurig Dr Pepper plans to close its K-Cup manufacturing plant in Windsor, Virginia, by the end of 2024. The closure will impact 379 employees.
The hot and cold beverage giant filed the WARN notice on July 16. The 330,000-square-foot plant opened in 2012, according to news outlet Wavy.
“The timing of this closure coincides with the production ramp at our manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, which allows us to realign our production capacity geographically and advance our efforts to operate more efficiently.” Keurig A Dr Pepper spokesperson told Food Dive:.
Employees can receive support including severance packages and career planning assistance.
The Virginia plant closure marks the latest change to the beverage company's coffee production network.
Last October, Keurig Dr Pepper announced that it will continue to develop its coffee roasting and manufacturing facility in Spartanburg County. At the time, the company said it planned to invest $100 million and create about 250 new jobs by 2027. That’s in addition to the $380 million it previously invested and the 155 jobs it currently has at the location.
and Earlier this year, Keurig Dr Pepper said it is closing a Vermont manufacturing plant and moving operations elsewhere in the state.
Keurig Dr Pepper said in February that there were just under 40 million households using its coffee brewing system. Executives estimate that Keurig could eventually add more than 50 million new households to its platform. It said that one-third of all coffee machines sold in the U.S. are Keurig or Keurig-compatible models.
Food and beverage manufacturers have been closing facilities and building or expanding existing plants to right-size production and improve efficiency across their manufacturing networks.
PepsiCo announced in April that it would close a Quaker Oats plant in Illinois, eliminating 510 jobs. Campbell Soup said a month later that it would close a plant and downsize a second facility. It also plans to invest $230 million in new, more efficient plants by fiscal 2026 to improve the competitiveness of its supply chain.
