The 28 remaining employees at Opelousas’ Yoo-hoo plant have been told their facility is closing. Chris Barnes, manager of corporate communications for the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, which owns the facility, says the Opelousas plant will cease operations at the end of July.
The Yoo-hoo plant has produced the distinctive chocolate-flavored soft drink for the past 25 years. Barnes says it was a tough but necessary decision to improve and simplify Dr Pepper’s manufacturing capabilities. The Opelousas manufacturing facility is one of two in the United States. Barnes said consolidating the brand’s production at its facility in Carlstadt, N.J., will more effectively serve their customer base.
