Pepsi laying off 80-100 local workers, blaming Philadelphia soda tax By Shawnette Wilson KTVU FOX 2 News Published March 1, 2017 7:29 PM PST Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Published March 1, 2017 7:29 PM PST PHILADELPHIA (WTXF) - Pepsi is laying off 80 to 100 workers at three distribution plants that serve Philadelphia, and blaming slumping sales caused by the city’s soda tax.