Coca-Cola to shutter Northampton bottling plant by year-end

Coca-Cola will close its Northampton bottling plant by the end of the year as part of a broader company automation push, according to a report aggregated by MSN, affecting roughly 175 local jobs.

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"Coca-Cola invests in Sicily automation as US plant closes," reports MSN, describing a company decision to shut down its Northampton bottling facility by year-end as part of a shift toward automated operations overseas. The report states the closure will affect approximately 175 jobs in the city (read it at https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/coca-cola-invests-in-sicily-automation-as-us-plant-closes/ss-AA27snco).