Coca-Cola to shut Pune analytics lab

Beverage major Coca-Cola has decided to shut its Pune-based Eurasia analytical services facility as part of its strategy to sharpen focus on its core business.
This is subsequent to Coca-Cola's restructuring plans announced in February 2017, in which it had designed to transform itself into a total beverage company.
"The company has decided to consolidate lab facilities across the world and as a result, we plan to cease operations at the Pirangut, Pune lab location by December 2017," Coca- Cola India said in a statement.
Spread over 2,000 square metres, this lab was set up in 2010 to provide analytical and technical support to Coca- Cola's operations in India and South Asia as well as to Eastern Europe, southern Eurasia and the Middle East.

"The Coca-Cola Company has under taken a comprehensive review to reshape and restructure businesses across the world," it said.
The company would compensate the employees working at the facility as per its policy, Coca-Cola India said.

"As per the company policy and in adherence to the local laws, all the impacted resources will be appropriately compensated and will be treated with dignity," it added.
After closure of the unit, Coca-Cola would use labs at its bottling operations for its analytical needs and would also outsource it to accredited analytical labs, it added.
"Some essential critical support for the Indian operations will be provided from other laboratories of the company," it added.