Green Mountain to set up coffee plant in US

US-based Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) is planning to set up a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Wight County, Virginia, US.

The company has agreed to acquire a 330,000 ft² building on a 64ac land for $15m in order to set up the facility, and then plans to invest up to $180m over the first five years of its operations.

The new facility will include coffee roasting, grinding, flavouring and packaging for GMCR’s Specialty Coffee business unit, and is expected to create 800 jobs.

GMCR Specialty Coffee business unit president Scott McCreary said as the company’s business continues to see steady growth, supported by the addition of new mass-appeal brands to the Keurig Single-Cup Brewing System, ensuring expanded portion pack production capacity is essential to its success.

The company also plans to expand its Essex, Vermont, facility and add a further new production and distribution facility in the US, in the current fiscal year.