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Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC plans an expansion of its Fort Worth plant, which will add production lines and double its warehouse space.
The three-year expansion at 3400 Fossil Creek Blvd. will boost the warehouse space to 400,000 square feet and cost about $168 million, the company confirmed.
The expansion is motivated by the growth of the Dallas-Fort Worth region and the wider state, CCSWB President Jean Claude Tissot told Dallas Business Journal in a statement. Dallas-Fort Worth added more people than any other metro in the country from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2023 — about 418 per day, when migration and births are factored in, according to the latest U.S. Census numbers.
The expansion will help increase the production and storage capacity, along with improving service for Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages' customers, the company said.
"As North Texas continues to grow, we want to be prepared to support that growth," Tissot said. "Coca-Cola products are some of the most popular brands in the state. It’s up to us to ensure we can get them in the hands of our customers now and in the future."
Tissot said the company made a similar investment with a new $250 million plant in north Houston, which opened in 2020.
The Fort Worth plant employs nearly 900 people, and the company employs 1,800 people across North Texas in other roles such as sales and distribution. Tissot said there are no plans to add employees due to the expansion.
Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages, based in Dallas, is one of the largest Coca-Cola product bottlers in the U.S. and serves Texas, Oklahoma and parts of New Mexico and Arkansas. The company estimated it contributed more than $6 billion in economic activity across those states, according to a 2022 economic impact study. CCSWB is owned by Mexico-based Arca Continental.
The bottler/distributor has been trying to boost its profile in North Texas with a strategy that has included Super Bowl ads the past three years. This year's commercial showcased benefits the company brings to the community as a major employer and supporter of nonprofits and recycling and sustainability efforts.
