PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) has expanded its manufacturing facility in Tucker after investing $260 million in upgrades at the plant. The company hopes to expand the facility by over 260,000 square feet and wants to increase production at the facility fivefold by 2025. Such expansion will make it one of the largest manufacturing plants in the firm’s portfolio. The company will be increasing its total workforce in Dekalb County to more than 600 employees while creating at least 136 full-time jobs In July 2020, PepsiCo invested $200 million to expand its Frito-Lay plant in Perry, Ga. The firm has already committed $468 million of capital in Georgia within the past two years Chief Supply Chain Officer at PBNA, Karen Jordan, commented on the project. “We are proud to increase our footprint locally as a supplier, producer, and employer,” Jordan noted. He added that the expansion will increase the company’s production serving nearby Atlanta and the wider Georgia region. The aim is to continue PBNA’s expansion both in services and number of customers. When the Tucker plant expansion was announced in March, Tucker Mayor Frank Auman stated that the expansion and the jobs it will create will have a major impact on Tucker for years to come. He stated that Tucker is gradually attracting new businesses after working so hard for it.  However, retaining the existing business is equally as important as gaining new ones. And when a leader like PBNA brings a huge investment of this scale to the county, it speaks highly of Tucker’s efforts. He added that the county will be offering its support to PBNA in every way it can. Also, Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County, Michael Thurmond, stated that the expansion shows that the county has a competitive landscape for economic development throughout Georgia. He added that everyone is excited about PBNA’s expansion plans in Georgia and is proud to be part of the exciting private/public partnership that will enable more job creation and speed up economic growth.

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