Ontario Construction News staff writer
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd. is investing $141 million to renovate and expand its flagship manufacturing, distribution and sales centre in Brampton, a move that will add a new high-speed production line and create up to 500 construction jobs.
The expansion will include a production line capable of producing at least 20 million additional cases annually. The company says the investment will strengthen its manufacturing capacity in Ontario and support continued growth across the province and eastern Canada.
The Brampton project will be built exclusively by Canadian tradespeople, with at least 75 per cent of materials sourced domestically. Once complete, the new line is expected to be among the most technologically advanced in the country, enhancing production and packaging capabilities and allowing the company to bring new products to market more quickly.
The investment follows an $8-million upgrade to the company’s Hamilton distribution centre last year.
Coke Canada Bottling has invested more than $230 million in its Brampton operations since becoming an independent, family-owned business in 2018. The facility employs more than 1,300 people and services more than 7,000 local customers from Kitchener to Oshawa. Products made at the plant are distributed throughout Ontario and eastern Canada.
“As a proud Canadian business, we are committed to investing to grow in Brampton, Ontario, and across the country for the long term,” said Todd Parsons, chief executive officer of Coke Canada Bottling. “We’re very pleased to bring this leading-edge technology to our Brampton facility, increasing the flexibility of our manufacturing capabilities and enabling us to be more agile as we grow and find new ways to serve our customers.”
Charmaine Williams, MPP for Brampton Centre, said the expansion will have a meaningful impact on families in the area.
“This facility has long been an important part of Brampton Centre’s economic landscape, and this expansion reinforces the strength of our local workforce and manufacturing sector,” Williams said.
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said the project underscores the city’s position as a hub for advanced manufacturing.
“The expansion of this flagship facility will create hundreds of good-paying jobs, strengthen our local supply chain and support economic growth across our community,” Brown said.
