PepsiCo to close West Chester warehouse

PespiCo is closing its West Chester warehouse, the beverage company said Thursday.

The majority of its approximately 70 employees have been offered other positions within the company, PepsiCo said in a statement.

The warehouse is expected to shut down this week.

The West Chester warehouse joins a list of other PepsiCo facilities that have either closed or stopped production this year, including facilities in Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Maine and Virginia. A warehouse in Binghamton, N.Y. was scheduled to close this month.

The closure "will allow us to improve efficiency, fund future investments and be more competitive," PepsiCo said.

- Justine McDaniel