After more than 65 years of bottling Coca-Cola products in Hawaii, the company’s only production plant in the state will close at the end of January 2026, marking the end of a long era of local soda manufacturing. The closure isn’t unique to Coca-Cola, which has already shuttered other locations in 2025, both in the US and around the world.
Only Coca-Cola plant in Hawaii closed
The facility on Mapunapuna Street in Honolulu, in operation since the 1960, has reached the end of its usable life. Coca-Cola Bottling of Hawaii – The Odom Corporation says upgrading it isn’t feasible, leading to the closure of the only Coca-Cola facility in Hawaii. Production will shift to mainland facilities, while local canning and bottling will cease. The shift is impacting 25 local employees, though some will be offered other roles within the business.
The Hawaii closure comes amid a broader restructuring trend for Coca-Cola in 2025, as the beverage giant consolidates production and adjusts its global operations in an effort to improve efficiency and streamlining of production.
Other Coca-Cola closures
Across the United States and around the world, Coca-Cola has shut down or downsized multiple plants this year. In Napa County, California, a bottling facility that produced noncarbonated beverages like Powerade and Minute Maid announced it would cease operations by the end of 2025, impacting about 135 workers as production shifts to third-party co-packers.
Other recent closures within Coca-Cola:
- A Coca-Cola distribution and bottling site in Salinas, California, was closed, impacting around 81 jobs
- Dunedin, Florida: around 198 jobs lost after shuttering bottling plant in May 2024
- Modesto, California: Coca-Cola plant closed in January of this year, impacting 101 jobs
A bottling facility in Northampton, Massachusetts, has been slated to close for a couple of years now, but keeps getting pushed back. The most recent news was that the plant was to remain open through 2025 due to “unforeseen circumstances”, but it appears that the permanent closure is still slowly inching towards the 300 workers employed there.
Global closures
Internationally, changes around Coca-Cola’s bottling network have also included staffing reductions. In India, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages — a major bottler — announced plans to lay off around 300 employees across its operations as it works to improve profitability and streamline its business amid shifting market conditions.
In September 2025, Coca-Cola’s bottling partner in South Africa (Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA)) also announced plans to cut jobs and close some of its local production plants. The company is consulting with employees and unions on proposals that could affect up to around 680 workers, which is nearly 9% of its workforce.
Not tied to performance
For Coca-Cola, these closures aren’t associated with poor performance — Coca-Cola saw a 5% increase in net revenue in Q3 of this year. Instead, it signifies a strategic shift toward leaner production models, aiming to make production more streamlined and efficient. Unfortunately, the streamlining efforts will cost hundreds of impacted workers their jobs, leaving the affected communities to deal with the aftermath.
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