Pepsi laying off 80-100 local workers, blaming Philadelphia soda tax By Shawnette Wilson Published March 1, 2017 U.S. FOX 32 Chicago Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit 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.