PepsiCo is the latest major food and beverage company to reshape its distribution network as manufacturers push for lower costs and more automated operations. In Tulsa, that strategy now includes a significant change at one of the company’s longtime Oklahoma facilities. PepsiCo Beverages says it will stop warehouse operations at its site on West Skelly Drive while keeping beverage production running there.
PepsiCo will end warehouse operations at its Tulsa site
PepsiCo Beverages U.S. plans to discontinue warehouse operations at 510 W. Skelly Drive in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with the change taking effect November 15, 2026, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing reviewed by Food Dive and other trade publications. The filing says 184 jobs will be permanently affected at the site. Reports citing the WARN notice said employees had already been notified of the planned layoffs.
The total includes a wide range of warehouse roles, not just one job category. Food Dive reported that the cuts include 63 warehouse workers and 57 forklift operators, along with checkers, inventory control specialists, lead workers, supervisors, truck jockeys and other support staff. The filing described the action as a permanent reduction tied specifically to warehouse operations rather than a full shutdown of the Tulsa facility.
That distinction matters because PepsiCo is not exiting the property altogether. Vending Market Watch reported that beverage production will continue at the Tulsa site even after warehouse work ends there. In practical terms, PepsiCo is shrinking one part of the operation while maintaining another, a move that separates manufacturing from the warehouse function at the same address.
The Oklahoma impact is centered on one Tulsa address
The confirmed Oklahoma impact is tied to a single facility in Tulsa: 510 W. Skelly Drive. Based on the reporting from the WARN filing, all 184 affected positions are connected to that location, making Tulsa the clear center of this workforce reduction. No other Oklahoma cities were publicly identified in the available reporting tied to this notice.
What remains unclear is where the warehouse work will move and how much of that work could stay in the Tulsa area. Multiple reports said PepsiCo plans to relocate warehouse operations to a new site elsewhere in Tulsa, but the company has not publicly identified the new warehouse address or the logistics provider expected to handle the operation. The company also has not released a full public breakdown of how many workers, if any, may transfer into other local jobs.
PepsiCo said it is working with affected employees on other opportunities, including positions at the existing Tulsa facility or nearby PepsiCo operations. Reports also said the company is offering support to workers who want to pursue jobs with the new logistics provider once that operator is identified. For now, the publicly confirmed change in Oklahoma is limited to the warehouse operation and the 184 jobs listed in the WARN-related reporting.
PepsiCo ties the move to broader productivity and logistics changes
The Tulsa decision fits into a broader restructuring effort across PepsiCo’s North American operations. In a December 2025 company announcement and in 2026 investor materials, PepsiCo said it planned to accelerate productivity initiatives through more automation, digitalization and simplification across the business. The company told investors it expected a record year of productivity savings in 2026, with automation and supply-chain optimization playing a central role.
That broader strategy has already shown up in other facility actions. Earlier in 2026, a Frito-Lay warehouse in Rancho Cucamonga, California, closed and eliminated 248 logistics and distribution jobs, according to trade reporting referenced alongside the Tulsa notice. The Tulsa change therefore appears to be part of a larger network redesign rather than an isolated decision tied only to one building.
For Oklahoma residents and Pepsi customers, the immediate effect is more likely to be on workers than on product availability. PepsiCo has said beverage production will continue in Tulsa, and the company has indicated that warehouse operations will move elsewhere in the local area rather than disappear entirely. As of now, the company has not announced changes to local beverage production at the Skelly Drive facility, and the confirmed deadline for the warehouse shutdown remains November 15, 2026.