{"id":267787,"date":"2025-09-18T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/coca-cola-sa-may-cut-680-jobs-close-plants-amid-restructuring\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T19:51:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:51:53","slug":"coca-cola-sa-may-cut-680-jobs-close-plants-amid-restructuring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/coca-cola-sa-may-cut-680-jobs-close-plants-amid-restructuring\/","title":{"rendered":"Coca-Cola SA may cut 680 jobs, close plants amid restructuring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccbsaco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa<\/a> (CCBSA) is considering cutting up to 680 jobs and shutting some of its plants, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/837840\/another-major-international-company-is-cutting-jobs-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Tech<\/a><\/em> reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company confirmed on Thursday that consultations with workers and unions are underway but that no final decisions have been taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabcnews.com\/sabcnews\/fawu-vows-to-challenge-looming-job-cuts-at-coca-cola-sa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SABC<\/a> it had received a formal notice from CCBSA of a section 189 retrenchment process. The process could affect nearly 9% of the company\u2019s 7,700-strong South African workforce, with most of the job losses expected among cleaning staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/ford-sa-announces-major-layoffs-to-affect-staff-in-gqeberha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ford SA announces major layoffs to affect staff in Gqeberha<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to FAWU, CCBSA plans to close facilities in Bloemfontein and East London as part of its restructuring. 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