Overview
- Coca‑Cola said on July 16 that it detected unauthorized third‑party access to Fairlife systems and took U.S. production operations offline to investigate the incident.
- All Fairlife production in the United States remains temporarily suspended while the company works with law enforcement and external cybersecurity experts to restore systems.
- Coca‑Cola has stated that product quality and safety for products already on store shelves have not been affected and that Canadian production is not impacted.
- The outage affects Fairlife’s new 745,000‑square‑foot, $650 million Webster, New York facility that was expected to ramp up production in 2026 and could delay local hiring and output plans.
- Company officials have not confirmed whether data were exfiltrated, whether a ransom was demanded, or how long the suspension will last, and a prolonged stoppage could tighten U.S. retail milk supply.