Closed beverage facility revived by rival after abrupt shutdown

As the outgo of regular necessities continues to emergence and national argumentation changes tighten eligibility for cardinal assistance programs, galore households are feeling accrued unit connected their budgets and uncovering it harder to conscionable their basal needs.

According to Capital One Shopping, U.S. online grocery sales accrued 104% during the pandemic and are projected to turn 12.3% annually done 2029.

In response, galore nutrient and beverage companies person begun consolidating their operations, resulting successful the closure of fulfillment centers and manufacturing plants crossed the country. Grocery stores person besides followed suit by shutting down locations, leaving galore communities with adjacent less options for affordable nutrient and household goods.

Despite the existent uncertain climate, a large institution is defying the concerning inclination by redeeming a shuttered installation and restoring hundreds of jobs.

Harry Davis & Company, an plus solutions firm, confirmed that AriZona Beverages' subsidiary, U.S. Beverage Packers West LLC, has acquired a beverage packing installation and its instrumentality successful Anaheim, California, from Manna Beverages for an undisclosed amount.

AriZona Beverages, founded successful 1992 and champion known for its fashionable canned iced teas, has since evolved into a large nutrient and beverage shaper with a divers portfolio that spans vigor drinks, acold brew coffee, cocktails, juices, and snacks.

The acquisition follows Manna Beverages' closure of its facilities successful Anaheim, Chino, and Sacramento successful October 2025, resulting successful the elimination of much than 600 jobs, according to CBS. AriZona's acquisition volition alteration the Anaheim works to reestablish accumulation and reconstruct hundreds of jobs for section workers.

"As with the Sacramento facility, our squad rapidly recognized that the Anaheim cognition held exceptional strategical worth for the beverage industry," said HDC CEO Lenny Davis successful a property release. "Manna's exit opened a meaningful marketplace opportunity, and the facility's afloat integrated West Coast manufacturing and organisation level drew contiguous interest.

Manna Beverages is simply a proviso concatenation institution with a web of facilities that manufacture ready-to-drink products.

While AriZona Beverages' acquisition volition revive operations and bring jobs backmost to Anaheim, galore competitors proceed to chopped costs amid weakening request and rising expenses owed to inflation.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employment Situation update, 911,000 less jobs than expected were added successful the 12 months done March 2025, signaling a wide economic slowdown.

In August, lone 22,000 new non-farm payrolls were recorded, and the unemployment rate roseate to 4.3%, the highest level successful astir 4 years.

"While the gait of layoffs has picked up somewhat, the hiring complaint remains rather low. It is progressively hard for those laid off, and for caller entrants into the occupation market, to find a position," said The Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni successful a statement.

More Closures:

• Kroger announces unexpected closures ahead of vacation season

• 100-year-old market chain’s stores acquired by rival aft closures

• 109-year-old market concatenation makes large cuts up of vacation season

Research from Harvard Business School notes that relying connected layoffs to mitigate impermanent economical shifts is often unsuccessful and has hidden costs that marque companies little profitable, innovative, and productive implicit time.

"While layoffs whitethorn supply contiguous fiscal relief, they often incur important semipermanent costs that tin undermine the precise stableness and show they purpose to protect," said Headhunter & Talent Strategist Bryan Blair.

• Kroger (KR): Closing 10 fulfillment centers by the extremity of 2026.

• General Mills (GIS): Shuttering 3 manufacturing plants in Missouri by the extremity of fiscal 2028.

• PepsiCo (PEP):
  Closed 2 Frito-Lay manufacturing facilities successful Orlando, affecting 500 employees. Partly closed its Detroit manufacturing plant, eliminating 83 jobs. Shuttered 2 Frito-Lay facilities in New York and California, impacting astir 767 workers.

• Del Monte Foods: Closed aggregate processing plants earlier filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2025.

• Post Holdings: Planning to adjacent cereal manufacturing facilities successful Nevada and Ontario by the extremity of 2025, affecting astir 300 employees.

Related: 98-year-old brew store concatenation has closed astir 100 locations truthful far

This communicative was primitively published by TheStreet connected Dec 6, 2025, wherever it archetypal appeared successful the Retail section. Add TheStreet arsenic a Preferred Source by clicking here.