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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Westrock Coffee Establishes Conway, Arkansas, Operations

01/04/2022
Westrock Coffee Company will expand its operations and beverage capabilities with the purchase of a new facility in Conway, Arkansas. The project is expected to create 50 new jobs.

The company finalized the purchase of a 524,000 square-foot facility that will provide Westrock ample space for the development, production, and distribution of its coffee, tea, and ready-to-drink (RTD) products. The location will utilize state-of-the-art equipment, including advanced robotics, specifically designed to efficiently manufacture and package a wide range of beverages. Phase one of the build out is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2023.

“We are expanding our finished product offerings, adding end beverage packaging solutions, and expanding our geographic reach to meet our growing customer demand,” said Scott Ford, CEO and co-founder of Westrock Coffee. “Our growth benefits everyone at Westrock Coffee, from our global customers and farmer partners to our current and future employees and the communities where they live. “

The space will also incorporate a premiere product development lab, enabling Westrock to create, test, and produce new beverage solutions.

“Westrock Coffee Company provides the drink that fuels many Arkansans in the workplace, and others all around the world,” Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said. “The expansion into Conway by repurposing this facility and providing new jobs reflects the growth of Westrock and the fact that Arkansas is a dynamic and welcoming place to do business.”

Conway will be an addition to the company's already established presence in Arkansas which has corporate offices in Little Rock and a manufacturing facility in North Little Rock.

“From skilled labor to our business climate, Arkansas has the tools in place to help businesses grow and prosper,” Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston said. “We are proud of our homegrown success stories like Westrock Coffee. By implementing a unique business model, Westrock has improved the lives of farmers, employees, and communities at every step in its supply chain. We at AEDC are excited to watch them enter this new phase of development.”

In addition, the company announced it is expanding its Commercial Park location in Concord, North Carolina. The project will add two fully automated production lines, which will increase overall capacity of extracts processing at this facility by over fifty percent. The expansion will also include modernizing its current manufacturing and packaging process for bottled products. Upgrades to the facility should be complete by the end of 2022.

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