The investment will strengthen the company's position in the Greater Montreal Area while also enabling it to grow more quickly and adapt to changing consumer demands
Coke Canada Bottling plans to invest $34m in Lachine Manufacturing Facility (Credit: CNW Group/Coca-Cola Canada Limited)
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling (Coke Canada Bottling) has unveiled plans to invest C$34m ($25.88m) in its manufacturing facility in Lachine, Quebec, to meet the growing demand and accelerate growth.
The investment will strengthen the company’s position in the Greater Montreal Area while also enabling it to grow more quickly and meet changing consumer requirements.
Coke Canada Bottling will install a new advanced manufacturing line to produce canned drinks and increase the facility’s capacity.
The increased capacity will allow more products to be certified Aliments du Québec including new 32-pack packaging of Coke Classic, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, and Canada Dry Ginger Ale.
The new manufacturing line is expected to become operational by the spring of 2023.
Coke Canada Bottling CEO Todd Parsons said: “We are a family business and, as Montreal’s local bottler, we’re very committed to investing in our business for the long-term.
“As a still relatively new company, we’re experiencing very positive momentum in the local market and we’re making investments in our operations to drive our growth.
Parsons added: “These actions all reflect our Mission to deliver optimism and create a better future for our customers, consumers and communities.”
Coke Canada provides services to about 9,700 customers locally manufacturing and packaging more than 120 SKUs into seven different packages on three lines.
The company generates about 25 million cases of product annually.
In the Greater Montreal Area, Coke Canada employs around 560 employees who work at Lachine manufacturing facility and Montreal Sales and Distribution Centre.