Broccolini has begun construction on a major expansion at Coke Canada Bottling’s Brampton facility that promises to boost production capacity and further cement the city’s role as a distribution hub in Ontario’s beverage and agri-food sectors.
What’s being built
The project adds a new 62,000-square-foot wing to the company’s existing complex at 15 Westcreek Blvd., which already measures 670,000 square feet and is the largest facility in Coke Canada Bottling’s national network. The developer and general contractor, Broccolini, said the total investment for the work is $141 million.
The expansion will include a state-of-the-art production line designed to increase annual output by at least 20 million cases. Company materials indicate the work is scheduled for completion in late 2027.
Jobs and operations
The Brampton site currently employs about 1,300 people across manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, a customer solutions call centre and a local sales centre. The new line is intended to raise throughput rather than replace existing capacity, and construction will proceed while the plant remains operational.
Broccolini’s vice-president of construction explained the logistical challenge of building beside an active manufacturing operation and the care taken on project phasing and coordination:
“My team is directly involved with making sure that the lights stay on, the projects keep going, stuff's clean and CFIA is satisfied.”
Industry context
For Broccolini, the Brampton job marks a deeper move into the agri-food and cold-chain sectors. The Montreal-based builder recently completed a 379,000-square-foot refrigerated distribution centre in Oshawa leased to Lactalis Canada, signalling an effort to expand where food logistics demand is growing.
Broccolini also described its development process as collaborative, working with GKC Architecture & Design and internal and client design teams to assemble the project concept and delivery strategy for the Brampton expansion.
- Project size: 62,000 sq ft addition to 670,000 sq ft facility
- Investment: $141 million
- Employment at site: Approximately 1,300 workers
- Increased capacity: At least 20 million additional cases per year
- Target completion: Late 2027
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Existing facility size | 670,000 sq ft |
| New addition | 62,000 sq ft |
| Investment | $141 million |
| Additional annual output | 20 million cases |
| Current employees | 1,300 |
| Estimated completion | Late 2027 |
Local impact and considerations
The expansion carries immediate implications for the surrounding Brampton neighbourhood and the regional logistics network. Increasing throughput at one of the largest beverage manufacturing sites in the country will affect truck movements, shift patterns and potentially contract opportunities for local suppliers and service providers. Because the work is taking place while production continues, the buildout requires stringent coordination with food-safety regulators, contractors and plant personnel.
Residents and municipal planners will likely watch traffic and servicing arrangements as site activity ramps up. The municipal role in supporting large-scale industrial projects includes ensuring infrastructure and permitting are aligned with growth while minimising disruption to nearby communities.
For Broccolini, the contract is part of a deliberate strategy to capture work in the agri-food and cold storage fields, where demand for temperature-controlled logistics and production space has been growing. For Coke Canada Bottling, the investment maintains Brampton’s status as a national production hub and positions the site to meet higher consumer demand.
Construction is already underway, and officials have set late 2027 as the target for bringing the new production line into service.
