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After more than a century, Ventura is set to lose one of its oldest businesses.<\/p><\/div>

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Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling\u00a0announced on May 8 in a WARN notice that it will shut down its Ventura plant permanently on July 10.\u00a0<\/p>

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The closure will impact 85 employees.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

\u201cWe regularly assess our locations, products and services to ensure we can continue driving sustainable growth and innovation across our business,\u201d a spokesperson for Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling wrote SFGATE via email Tuesday. \u201cAs such, we have announced the closure of our Ventura Distribution Center and the transfer of operations to our other Southern California facilities.\u201d<\/p><\/div>

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling confirmed the last day of operations will be Friday, July 10, along with the number of employees impacted.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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\u201cEighty-five is the correct number of employees affected by the shift in operations,\u201d the spokesperson wrote. \u201cMost (78) will be reassigned to other RCCB facilities. Additionally, affected employees have the option of applying for any open roles for which they are qualified within RCCB and our sister companies.\u201d<\/p><\/div>

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The closure will bid farewell to the city\u2019s long-tenured relationship with Coca-Cola, which dates back to the early 20th century.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

\u201cTwo of the nation\u2019s top soft drink bottlers and dispensers, Coca-Cola Bottling Company and Nehi Bottling company, operate modern plants here,\u201d the Ventura County Star reported on May 2, 1953. \u201cAt peak operations their combined 23-hour output can reach 3,500 cases of soft drinks.\u201d<\/p><\/div>

The history of soda production and distribution in Ventura, even in the 1950s, was remarkable. \u201cThe soda pop business is by no means new to Ventura, Coca-Cola opening its first bottling plant here in 1912 at a spot just off Front street now the scene of U.S. 101 highway Meta street cut-off,\u201d the Star reported in 1953. \u201cThe plant later moved to 77 W. Main Street and in 1937 to a new and modern plant at the corner of Seward avenue and Thompson boulevard was opened.\u201d<\/p><\/div>

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SFGATE reached out to the city of Ventura for comment about the pending closure but did not receive a comment back by time of publication.\u00a0<\/p>

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Ventura isn\u2019t the only California city reeling from a recent Coca-Cola plant closure. Last April, the Coca-Cola plant in\u00a0American Canyon announced its closure. Laying off 135 employees, that plant shut down in August.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

That same month, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling closed down its\u00a0Salinas plant after more than 70 years, noting it would consolidate operations with a nearby plant in San Jose, impacting 81 employees and leaving a historic building empty.<\/p><\/div>

\u201cYou know, we would have preferred San Jose consolidated into\u00a0Salinas, but that\u2019s not the way it works,\u201d Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue told KSBW-TV at the time of the closure. \u201cHaving said that, we do believe it\u2019s an attractive facility. I know at least three parties that have expressed interest in the facility, so we\u2019re certainly encouraged by that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling\u2019s spokesperson said the company expects the transition \u201cto better position us for long-term growth and enhanced service for our customers and consumers.\u201d<\/p><\/div>

\u201cAs always,\u201d their email concluded, \u201cwe\u2019ve communicated this important update to our employees and stakeholders.\u201d<\/p><\/div>

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