A global beverage company’s Walla Walla bottling and manufacturing plant is shutting down, putting 58 people out of work. 

Refresco Beverages US Inc., a subsidiary of Netherlands-based Refresco, plans to halt manufacturing at the plant, at 1164 Dell Ave., by May 2, according to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) provided to the state Employment Security Department. Also closing are the facility’s associated warehouses at 1102, 1104 and 1106 Dell Ave. 

Additional closure and decommissioning will be completed by June 26. A reason for the closure was not provided. 

Refresco operates 75 facilities across three continents to manufacture, bottle and ship beverages ranging from fruit juices to soft drinks, with annual revenue of $6.9 billion.  

The company acquired the Walla Walla facility, formerly a Welch’s juice factory, years ago and also previously purchased a Kennewick beverage facility in 2018, which it shut down to consolidate its operations in Walla Walla.