Fifty-seven workers at Niagara Bottling's Woodridge plant will lose their jobs when the facility shuts down in mid-September, according to an Illinois WARN Act notice filed by the company.

The plant at 10220 Werch Dr. is slated to close in mid-September 2026, based on the state filing. The notice was filed under the name Niagara Bottling and Waters of America. The company has not publicly explained why the Woodridge location is closing.

The closure was first documented in a FreightWaves Freight Distress Report published Thursday, July 24, by reporter Noi Mahoney, which tracked more than 1,200 layoffs across the freight sector in a two-week span.

Niagara Bottling is the largest family-owned bottled water producer in the United States. The Diamond Bar, California-based company was founded in 1963 by Andrew Peykoff Sr. and operates about 49 manufacturing plants with more than 7,000 employees across the U.S. and Mexico. It produces private-label bottled water for retailers including Walmart and Costco.

The Woodridge closure is not the company's first consolidation move. In October 2025, Niagara laid off 85 employees at its Ocala, Florida, facility after acquiring Silver Springs Bottled Water Co., citing operational redundancies.

Affected workers can access transition services, including job search help and retraining, through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's Rapid Response program at illinoisworknet.com.

No Woodridge village officials or local workforce representatives have commented publicly on the closure. Niagara Bottling has not publicly addressed the shutdown.

The 57 employees face a mid-September deadline. No redevelopment plans for the Werch Drive facility have been announced.