Coca-Cola to close South Australia factory with loss of nearly 200 jobs

The shutdown is the latest employment blow for the state, following on from the closure of the Holden car factory

Coca-Cola Amatil has announced the closure of its South Australia factory in the latest employment blow to hit the state.

Around 180 workers will lose their jobs when the bottling operation in the inner-city Adelaide suburb of Thebarton closes in 2019.