Beverage Leader Invests $16M in NC Distribution Center
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Pepsi Bottling Ventures’ headquarters in Raleigh, N.C.
St. Pauls, N.C.—Pepsi Bottling Ventures, the largest privately held bottler for Pepsi-Cola products in North America, will generate 50 jobs over the next five years at a new $16.5 million distribution center in Robeson County, N.C. The project was made possible in part by a performance-based grant of up to $150,000 from the One N.C. Fund. A $400,000 grant from the state’s Economic Infrastructure Program, will also support Pepsi Bottling’s expansion.
The new plant will be located in St. Pauls, a town in Robeson County that is located about 15 minutes away from Interstate 95. Pepsi Bottling Ventures will hire warehouse, logistics, inventory management and other employees through this expansion. Annual salaries at the facility will average $39,500. Robeson County’s overall wages currently average $29,579 per year…
