Pepsi closes US factory and fires everyone – more could follow shortly

Following a slew of factory closures around the United States, Pepsi is unfortunately at it again.

This time, the impacted plant is in Detroit at 1555 Mack Avenue, with 84 jobs to be cut as of September 27th.

Pepsi is closing down manufacturing operations, although “warehouse, fleet, delivery, sales and field service teams will continue to operate at this location,” per a company statement.

It’s just the latest in a string of losses for Michigan, with extensive factory closures unfortunately becoming something of a norm.

(And tariff impacts have, unfortunately, made a bad situation even worse.)

And as for Pepsi, this is all part of an efficiency push that has led to the company trimming jobs in all corners of the United States, from its Frito-Lay subsidiary in California to PopCorners in New York, and lots of places in-between.

So don’t be surprised if there are more shutdowns and layoffs incoming as Pepsi keeps finding ways to reduce expenses. Especially keep a close eye out for older plants – they’re usually set up less efficiently and have more deferred maintenance, and Pepsi seems to be particularly prioritizing those for shutdowns.

If your job has been impacted by this latest closure notice (or any closure notice), I’m sorry – and I hope you’re able to quickly find a new opportunity.

Readers – do you know of any job openings in the greater Detroit area? Or can you offer words of encouragement or advice? If so, drop a comment and help these poor workers out!