Dairy company Fairlife suspends production in US after cyber incident
A ransomware attack has forced Coca-Cola Company’s Fairlife dairy unit to temporarily halt production in the U.S.
The corporation announced in a filing that Fairlife detected the intrusion on Thursday, and that the full scope of the incident isn’t known yet.
“Product quality and safety have not been impacted,” Coca-Cola said, and Fairlife’s operations in Canada were not affected.
An internal investigation is ongoing, and law enforcement has been notified, the filing said. Coca-Cola did not specify the ransomware group behind the incident nor announce any breach of corporate or consumer information.
Fairlife’s U.S. operation includes plants in Michigan, New York and Arizona. The company’s history dates back to 1994, with the Fairlife brand first appearing nationwide in 2015. Coca-Cola took full control in 2020. It surpassed $1 billion in annual retail sales in 2022.
Food and beverage companies worldwide have been prominent targets of cybercrime.
Japanese brewer Sapporo reported unauthorized access on the networks of two subsidiaries in late June, and an attack on the country's largest refrigerated logistics company caused disruptions at Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants this week. Russian dairy companies have also suffered recent intrusions.
Grocery distributor United Natural Foods reported a cyberattack in the summer of 2025, and South Africa’s largest chicken producer said a cyber incident disrupted operation earlier in that year.
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