UPDATE NOTE: This is not a public event.

TIFTON – Tifton Coca-Cola Bottling Company, a sales and distribution center of Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, hosts an outdoor grand-opening ceremony for its new $65 million facility.

Gov. Brian Kemp plans to attend the Tifton opening, according to a company statement.

The 343,000-square-foot facility, which also includes a warehouse, fleet shop, administrative offices and meeting space, is home to the latest technology and state-of-the-art equipment used in the beverage industry – a benefit to both associates and customers, Coca-Cola representatives said in a statement.

The Tifton facility serves more than 3,100 customers throughout South Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.

Event speakers will include Kemp, Coca-Cola UNITED President and CEO John Sherman, Kemp, Tifton Coca-Cola Sales Center Manager Charlie Yawn, Coca-Cola UNITED East Region Vice President Crawford Jones, Tifton Mayor Julie Smith and other city/state dignitaries.