Coke Canada Bottling celebrates opening of $18M facility in B.C.
Coke Canada Bottling celebrated the opening of its new 230,000 square-foot facility in Richmond, B.C.
The $18 million sales, warehouse and distribution centre, first announced in 2022, is part of a larger $42 million investment in its capabilities in Richmond.
Home to 250 employees, the facility consolidates several locations formerly located throughout the Lower Mainland.
It will supply product to Coke Canada’s customers in the Sunshine Coast, Whistler, the Lower Mainland and as far as Hope.
The facility also serves all seven of Coke Canada Bottling’s distribution centres across British Columbia and all of Western Canada, for several packages.
“To be the leading beverage partner in Canada, we know we must invest in our strategic infrastructure, so that we can grow by advancing our role as valued customer partners,” said Mark Scholtes, chief operating officer, Coke Canada Bottling, in a release. “As a relatively new business, in our first six years of operations we’ve announced capital investments of over $230 million, including more than $42 million in our Lower Mainland operations. Investments like this help us as we continue to grow our local footprint and set us up for long-term success here in the Richmond community.”
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Coke Canada Bottling’s $42 million investment in the Lower Mainland also involved $24million in a new PET line at its Richmond manufacturing facility, increasing the company’s capacity across Western Canadian, including its sparkling 500 mL beverages, now made in 100% rPET.
New blow moulding capabilities at the facility allow the company to blow bottles in-house from preforms rather than transporting fully formed bottles.
