International Bottling Company to Close Plant in Walla Walla, 58 Jobs Gone by June

According to information from the company and a WARN Alert from WA State Employment Security, a large bottling plant in Walla Walla will be closing soon.

  Refresco Plant on Dell Ave, to Be Decommissioned by end of June

 Refresco is based in the Netherlands, has 14,300 workers in 76 locations in 14 countries, and their website describes then as "producing over 40 million of the world's favorite drinks every day."  

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Their annual revenues are said to be about $75 billion. They perform bottling and packaging for many of the beverages we consume every day.

Word has been released the Refresco USA Plant at 1164 Dell Ave. in Walla Walla will be closed and 58 workers gone by June, and the plant will be decommissioned. That means all the equipment will be taken off line, per operational and environmental requirements.

The company also said 3 associated storage warehouses will also be closed, located close by at  1102, 1104 and 1106 Dell Ave. according to the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business.   Refresco purchased the facility a number of years ago, it was formerly a Welch's juice factory.  In 2018, they also bought the former juice plant in Kennewick located at 10 East. Bruneau St.    This picture shows the old juice plant in Kennewick.

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It was then closed to consolidate operations with the Walla Walla Plant.  Officials say the plant will be closed and the workers let go at least by the end of June.

Officials did not give specific reasons as to why the plant is closing, only that it's shutting down.  The last day of operatioin will be May 2nd. followed by the shutdown process.