by - August 25, 2022 7:22 am
[…] Walmart Foundation. Additional board members are: Kerry Bailey, vice president, Walmart – enterprise business development, WestRock; Sonal Bhakta, vice president, medical affairs, Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas; Ben Blakeman, president, Blakeman’s […]
by - April 4, 2022 4:51 pm
[…] have another publicly traded company in its borders. Led by former Alltel CEO Scott Ford, Westrock Coffee Holdings LLC announced Monday (April 4) it would go public via a business […]
by - March 8, 2022 5:50 pm
Westrock Coffee Co. and its subsidiary, S&D Coffee & Tea, will organize under one brand name. Moving forward, the two companies will begin providing service under one name, Westrock […]
by - December 16, 2021 3:14 pm
Arkansas-based Westrock Coffee Co. announced Thursday (Dec. 16) it would expand operations with a facility in Conway. When fully built, the plant will be the largest facility of its type […]
by - November 18, 2021 3:47 pm
[…] across the supply chain. Matt Smith, executive vice president of supply chain for Little Rock-based Westrock Coffee, said in a recent Reuters webinar that supplier collaboration allows for trust and […]
by - September 22, 2021 7:00 am
Little Rock-based Westrock Coffee Company announced Tuesday (Sept. 21) it would “responsibly source” 100% of the company’s coffee and tea by 2025. Responsible sourcing involves establishing traceable and sustainable supply […]
by - September 5, 2021 10:22 am
[…] Gulfside said it is hiring Curtis H. Stout, Inc., Middleton Heating & Air, Stephens Insurance, Westrock Coffee, and Russellville-based Barrett & Associates. Last month, Gulfside announced it would work with […]
by - August 3, 2021 4:20 pm
Westrock Coffee Company announced Tuesday (Aug. 3) the creation of a Financial Shared Services Center in Concord, North Carolina. The division will support the company’s domestic operations. Westrock Coffee acquired […]
by - June 2, 2021 3:21 pm
[…] standards of care throughout a patient’s lifetime. Some of the brands include Leap Kids Pediatric Dentistry, Westrock Orthodontics, Rock Family Dental, Impact Oral Surgery and a host of other independent brands.
by - January 18, 2021 1:07 pm
Little Rock-based Westrock Coffee Co., LLC announced Monday (Jan. 18) that Chris Pledger will become the company’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. “Chris Pledger has been an integral part […]
by - January 31, 2020 6:42 am
Westrock Coffee Co., the Scott Ford startup, announced Friday (Jan. 31) it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire North Carolina-based S&D Coffee & Tea from publicly-traded Cott […]
by - October 17, 2019 2:04 pm
[…] footprint. Prior to Walmart, the University of Arkansas finance undergraduate was a vice president at Westrock Group in Little Rock, where he focused on the firm’s investments in coffee sourcing […]
by - October 13, 2019 9:59 am
[…] week at Talk Business & Politics “Power Lunch” series, where he discussed his creation of Westrock Coffee, the end of Alltel, and other business endeavors. The coffee business has three […]
by - October 8, 2019 5:21 pm
[…] reflect on what could have been. Former Alltel CEO Scott Ford, now the CEO of Westrock Coffee and other investments, provided in-depth details of the go-go days of the telecom […]
by - July 21, 2019 3:34 pm
[…] Barrington Center in Rogers in a few months. The new owner will occupy that space. WestRock is also a building tenant. CAM COURT CLAIM A recently remodeled 4,518-square-foot estate home […]
by - May 29, 2019 9:57 pm
Westrock Coffee Company, a vertically-integrated coffee supply and service provider, is expanding its North Little Rock, Arkansas-based roasting and packaging plant. The manufacturing facility expansion in North Little Rock […]
by - May 5, 2019 5:38 pm
[…] for Walmart.com, according to retail analyst Leon Nicholas, a vice president of retail solutions at WestRock. Speaking to a room of suppliers in Bentonville, Nicholas outlined his retail shift theory. […]
by - April 29, 2019 11:40 am
[…] a division that is still not cash positive. Leon Nicholas, vice president of retail solutions at WestRock, said recently Walmart will have to squeeze more out of the stores it has […]
by - April 23, 2019 6:28 pm
[…] in close proximity to consumers are the ones most likely to get the foot traffic. Westrock retail strategist Leon Nicholas recently said Walmart’s traffic comps have been solid, in part […]
by - April 18, 2019 10:53 am
[…] Stefanie Jay, vice president, Walmart Media Group. Leon Nicholas, vice president of retail insights with WestRock, said Wednesday the arc of retail merchandising is bending toward digital. Speaking to retail […]
