Pepsi laying off 80-100 local workers, blaming Philadelphia soda tax By Shawnette Wilson FOX 26 Houston News Published March 1, 2017 9:29 PM CST Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Published March 1, 2017 9:29 PM CST 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.