Coca-Cola has temporarily suspended production at its Fairlife dairy business in the United States after a ransomware attack affected the company’s production systems.
The beverage giant disclosed the incident in a Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 16, 2026. While production has stopped at Fairlife’s U.S. facilities, the company said its Canadian operations continue to run normally.
Coca-Cola also assured customers that the cyberattack has not affected the safety or quality of its products.
“Product quality and safety have not been impacted. However, as a result of the incident, production operations at fairlife in the United States are temporarily suspended. fairlife’s Canada production operations are not currently impacted,” the company said.
Following the attack, Coca-Cola said it activated its incident response and business continuity plans, engaged external cybersecurity experts and other advisers, and notified law enforcement agencies.
The company, however, said it is still investigating the incident and has not determined its full impact.
“The full scope, nature and impacts of the incident are not yet known. Accordingly, the Company has not yet determined whether the incident is reasonably likely to materially affect the Company.”
Coca-Cola did not say when production would resume. It also did not disclose whether any data was stolen or whether the attackers demanded a ransom. As of the time of reporting, no ransomware group had claimed responsibility for the attack.
Fairlife is one of Coca-Cola’s fastest-growing dairy brands. The company generated an estimated $4 billion in sales in 2024 from products including ultra-filtered milk, Core Power protein shakes and nutrition drinks.
The shutdown could affect product availability across the United States if production remains suspended for an extended period.
Beyond the current incident, ransomware attacks have been targeting food and beverage companies recently. Arizona Beverages suffered production disruptions after a ransomware attack in 2019, while food distributor UNFI experienced prolonged outages and supply chain disruption following a cyberattack last year.
The latest attack also comes months after Coca-Cola announced a $650 million expansion of its Fairlife production facility in Michigan to increase manufacturing capacity.
