A Middle Georgia factory that made glass containers for food and beverage companies has shut down, extending a wave of food-packaging plant closures that have eliminated manufacturing jobs elsewhere. The Anchor Glass Container Corporation facility in Warner Robins employed 168 people, and company filings say all of those jobs are affected by the permanent closure.
Production at the Booth Road plant stopped in August. The employment phase-out is following a longer timetable: the first separations were scheduled for October 17, 2026, with additional terminations expected to continue through January 30, 2027.
What happened at the Warner Robins plant
Anchor Glass operated the facility at 1044 Booth Road in Warner Robins, about 20 miles south of Macon. The plant produced glass packaging used by food and beverage businesses, part of a product line that includes jars and bottles for sauces, dressings, juices, sparkling water, beer, spirits and ready-to-drink products.
The company notified workers in August that production would stop immediately. In a letter included with the closure notice, Anchor Glass attributed the decision to “changing business needs” but did not provide a more detailed public explanation.
All 168 jobs are affected
Georgia’s official WARN record lists the closure as permanent and says all 168 employees at the worksite are affected. The record also identifies union-represented workers among the employees losing their jobs.
The date attached to a WARN notice is not always the day a factory stops operating. In this case, local reporting documented that production had already ended by mid-August, while the company’s workforce separations were scheduled to begin October 17 and unfold over several months.
Anchor Glass continues with four plants
Anchor Glass has not announced a companywide shutdown. Its current manufacturing network lists plants in Elmira, New York; Lawrenceburg, Indiana; Shakopee, Minnesota; and Henryetta, Oklahoma. The company says its remaining operations continue to make glass containers for food, beverage, beer and spirits brands.
The Warner Robins closure nevertheless removes a long-standing manufacturing employer from Houston County. State and local workforce agencies have offered assistance to affected employees, including help connecting with other employers and applying for unemployment benefits.
The transition continues into 2027
Although the production lines are no longer running, the employment impact is still unfolding. The company’s notice says terminations may continue through January 30, 2027, as the shutdown process winds down. For Warner Robins, that means the plant closure is complete, but the final round of job losses is still ahead.
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