Green Mountain Coffee Plans Future Facility
In support of the brand's national expansion, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. chooses the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley of East Tennessee as the future home of its new $10.4 million, 334,000 square foot manufacturing and distribution facility. The Innovation Valley site is the latest in a series of expansions for Green Mountain Coffee, which maintains its headquarters in Waterbury, Vt. The Tennessee facility will focus primarily on the production of K-Cup portion packs for the Keurig single-cup coffee brewing system and will expand to other packaging formats as needed.
Green Mountain CEO Scott McCreary says, "The Innovation Valley's central location allows the company to reduce distribution costs, shorten delivery lead times and serve a broader geographic region."
Knoxville Chamber's president and CEO Mike Edwards calls Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. "a high-growth company with a strong passion for the environment and its employees and suppliers, and a leader in the arena of corporate social responsibility. Green Mountain Coffee is going to be a tremendous addition to the Innovation Valley."
Green Mountain CEO Scott McCreary says, "The Innovation Valley's central location allows the company to reduce distribution costs, shorten delivery lead times and serve a broader geographic region."
Knoxville Chamber's president and CEO Mike Edwards calls Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. "a high-growth company with a strong passion for the environment and its employees and suppliers, and a leader in the arena of corporate social responsibility. Green Mountain Coffee is going to be a tremendous addition to the Innovation Valley."