Westrock Coffee opens new manufacturing facility in Conway to accommodate rapid growth

Westrock Coffee officially opened its new Conway manufacturing facility Thursday (July 24) to serve its fast-growing single-serve coffee cup business, but the plant has the capability to grow nearly nine-fold as new customers are added.

The state-of-the-art facility, Westrock’s second large campus in Conway, can produce millions of single-serve coffee cups daily.

Located on William J. Clark Drive in Conway, the 525,000-square-foot “Clark” facility will focus on manufacturing single-serve coffee products and potentially expand into additional product formats in the future. Of the total space, 130,000 square feet will be dedicated to manufacturing, while the remainder will support fulfillment and distribution.

“The single-serve category is evolving rapidly, and we are scaling our operations to meet our customers’ needs,” said Will Ford, chief operating officer at Westrock Coffee. “This expansive new facility significantly enhances our capabilities in the U.S. market, and we are excited about the opportunities it will create for our existing and potential customers, employees, and the local community here in central Arkansas.”

While the cost of the plant was not disclosed, the large campus is poised for even more growth as an adjacent piece of property is also owned by Westrock should business outpace current facilities. Westrock operates another Conway plant in the city’s industrial park that produces ready-to-drink coffee products.

The new Clark facility is designed to meet this accelerating demand. The company is adding skilled manufacturing, quality assurance and logistics jobs. As production lines expand, additional employees will be hired, the company said. When both facilities reach full capacity, they are expected to employ 900 people.

Westrock also operates a production facility in North Little Rock and has a headquarters in Little Rock.

The integrated coffee, tea, flavors, extracts, and ingredients company is North America’s top manufacturer of private label coffee and tea. The new Conway facility is designed to help meet rising demand from existing and new global customers, including some of the largest retail and coffee brands in North America.

Global demand for single-serve coffee continues to rise, with the coffee pods market valued at $35.3 billion in 2024 and projected to more than double to $71.2 billion by 2034 — fueled by consumers seeking fast, high-quality coffee with added convenience. As the market evolves, brands pursuing private label manufacturing are not only expanding in scale but also diversifying their system partnerships beyond legacy platforms.

Publicly traded Westrock (NASDAQ: WEST) has offices in 10 countries and sources coffee and tea from 35 origin countries.