State-of-the-art manufacturing center
represents the pinnacle of innovative beverage production
CONWAY, Ark., June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Westrock Coffee
Company (Nasdaq: WEST) ("Westrock Coffee" or the "Company"), an
industry leader in innovative beverage solutions, today launches
the largest roast to ready-to-drink manufacturing facility in
North America. Located in
Conway, Arkansas, the
570,000-square-foot facility represents a $315 million investment in manufacturing
capability and includes a comprehensive beverage development
laboratory. This facility squarely positions Westrock Coffee at the
forefront of coffee and Ready-To-Drink beverage innovation and
production.
This facility squarely positions Westrock
Coffee at the forefront of coffee and RTD beverage innovation and
production.
"The opening of the Conway
facility marks a critical milestone for Westrock Coffee," said
Scott Ford, CEO and Co-founder of
Westrock Coffee. "In line with our commitment as a world leader in
beverage innovation, today we launch the largest integrated
beverage facility of its kind. This uniquely positions us as a
leading force in beverage production across any channel and
beverage format. Moreover, this facility extends our commitment to
sustainability and responsible sourcing for our customers, farmer
partners, and the communities we serve."
Westrock Coffee's Conway
facility is built on the latest production capabilities, robotics
and end-to-end automation for seamless manufacturing from green
coffee receiving through roast and grind, extraction, and all the
way through to bottling and packaging. This comprehensive approach,
coupled with a unique future-ready fully integrated design, allows
Westrock Coffee to quickly scale to meet growing industry demands
while upholding the highest quality standards.
Additionally, a new 530,000-square-foot warehousing and
distribution center, located just two miles away, ensures efficient
product distribution, reduces transportation times, and maintains a
smooth and transparent flow of materials and finished goods.
"The Ford family's commitment to Arkansas is legendary, and today's opening is
just the latest in the long string of investments and jobs they've
created for our state," said Governor Sanders. "Westrock Coffee is
quickly becoming one of Arkansas'
fastest-growing companies – a testament to the business savvy and
hard work of the people behind it."
Westrock Coffee offers a comprehensive range of services, from
coffee bean sourcing to final product distribution, showcasing its
unwavering commitment to quality and providing customers with a
complete set of solutions. An onsite Research and Development lab
models full-scale operations, ensuring a seamless transition from
concept to commercial production. By providing these extensive
services and more, Westrock Coffee positions itself as a true
beverage partner to its customers, delivering unparalleled
expertise and innovation across the entire beverage value
chain.
About Westrock Coffee Company
Westrock Coffee is a leading integrated coffee, tea, flavors,
extracts, and ingredients solutions provider in the United States, providing coffee sourcing,
supply chain management, product development, roasting, packaging,
and distribution services to the retail, food service and
restaurant, convenience store and travel center, non-commercial
account, CPG, and hospitality industries around the world. With
offices in 10 countries, the company sources coffee and tea from 35
origin countries.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, as amended from time to time, including, but
not limited to, our plans, expectations, goals, projections and
statements regarding our ability to scale our manufacturing
capabilities to meet customer demand and other statements that are
not historical facts. These statements are based on various
assumptions and on the current expectations of the management of
Westrock Coffee as of the date hereof and are not predictions of
actual performance. Actual events and circumstances are difficult
or impossible to predict and could materially differ from what is
expressed, implied, or forecasted in these statements due to a
number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to,
those factors discussed in Westrock Coffee's annual report on Form
10-K, under the heading "Item 1A. Risk Factors", and other
documents Westrock Coffee has filed, or will file, with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date hereof. Westrock Coffee undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise.
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