SodaStream hires new 300 staff in southern Israel

The SodaStream drinks company hires 300 new employees for its production plant in southern Israel, bringing the number of workers at the Idan Hanegev industrial park near Lehavim to 1,400.

One-third of are the staff are Bedouin from the surrounding area, the business daily Globes reports.

The company, one of the largest employers in the Negev, will hire 70 more people in the coming weeks, according to the report.

The company is also buying 20 new manufacturing machines to keep up with the demand for home carbonated drinks products in Israel and in the West.

Employees working at the SodaStream factory in Israel’s Negev Desert next to the city of Rahat, September 2, 2015. (Dan Balilty/AP Images)
Employees working at the SodaStream factory in Israel’s Negev Desert next to the city of Rahat, September 2, 2015. (Dan Balilty/AP Images)

— JTA

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