PepsiCo is dramatically reducing its operations at a longtime production and distribution facility near Washington, D.C., according to local reports.
The food and beverage giant will end manufacturing and warehouse operations at the campus in Cheverly, Maryland, and lay off 143 workers, including 98 who are represented by Teamsters Local 639. The moves will not affect the facility’s sales and delivery operations staff.
Company officials cited “changes in consumer demand, technology and its operating network” in a statement about the move; PepsiCo has shuttered numerous other facilities in recent months amid efforts to reduce its costs.
Prince George's County Councilmember Jolene Ivey, however, told WRC-TV that the Cheverly building, which has been in operation for more than 60 years, has also been plagued by power outages and other problems.
The layoffs will take effect in mid-November, according to a filing with Maryland officials.
