Coopersville Fairlife plant halts operations amid nationwide ransomware attack
Dairy giant Fairlife has halted all production across its U.S. manufacturing facilities following a security breach that compromised key operational networks, parent company The Coca-Cola Co. confirmed.
COOPERSVILLE — Dairy giant Fairlife has halted all production across its U.S. manufacturing facilities following a security breach that compromised key operational networks, parent company The Coca-Cola Co. confirmed.
The operational shutdown impacts several facilities nationwide, including a major processing plant in Ottawa County's Coopersville that employs approximately 400 people.
Coca-Cola disclosed that an unauthorized third party gained access to Fairlife’s infrastructure, specifically targeting systems tied to production line operations. Company officials stressed that product safety and quality have not been compromised.
Production remains temporarily suspended as cybersecurity experts and law enforcement investigate the breach.
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The Coopersville facility — currently slated for a $650 million, 245,000-square-foot expansion to add 150 local jobs — is among the affected sites.
Fairlife said they are awaiting law enforcement's assessment of the situation to determine next steps. Fairlife has not yet provided a timetable for when U.S. operations are expected to resume.
"The company is working diligently to complete the investigation and restore the systems and impacted operations," Coca-Cola said in a news release.
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