The beverage manufacturer Coca-Cola plans to close five production and logistics locations in Germany over the next year. The plants in are affected CologneNeumünster, Berlin-Hohenschönhausen, Bielefeld and Memmingen, said Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP). The company is responsible for bottling, selling and distributing the US group’s drinks in Germany.
505 jobs will be lost, 207 will be relocated to other locations and 78 new jobs will be created. The company operates a production and logistics site in Cologne, while the other four cities are purely logistics sites.
Largest beverage company in Germany
The company wants to “position itself even more cost-efficiently in the persistently competitive market environment,” said CCEP. The step is also justified by a change in beverage logistics. Large trading partners are increasingly switching from direct delivery to delivery via the central warehouse, while smaller customers are increasingly ordering via beverage wholesalers.
According to its own information, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is the largest beverage company in Germany and employs around 6,500 people at 27 locations, 14 of which are production plants.
The beverage manufacturer Coca-Cola plans to close five production and logistics locations in Germany over the next year. The plants in are affected CologneNeumünster, Berlin-Hohenschönhausen, Bielefeld and Memmingen, said Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP). The company is responsible for bottling, selling and distributing the US group’s drinks in Germany.
505 jobs will be lost, 207 will be relocated to other locations and 78 new jobs will be created. The company operates a production and logistics site in Cologne, while the other four cities are purely logistics sites.
