04:41 AM EDT, 06/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Westrock Coffee ( WEST ) said late Thursday it has opened the "largest roast to ready-to-drink manufacturing facility" in North America.

The 570,000-square-foot, $315 million Conway, Arkansas plant includes a beverage development laboratory and uses robotic automation for manufacturing, the company said.

Finished products will head to a new 530,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center two miles away, the company said.