Italian Coffee Roaster Plans $29M Expansion at US Plant

Italy-based mostly coffee roaster and marketer Massimo Zanetti Beverage Team is getting ready to start a $29.1 million to consolidate and extend its coffee roasting facility in Suffolk, VA, in accordance to a launch issued by Gov. Glenn Youngkin this week.

The facility is operated by the firm’s North American device, Massimo Zanetti Beverage United states (MZB-United states). 79 new positions will be established via the growth.

“This business enterprise choice suits with our very long-term strategic targets to continue to make investments in Hampton Roads. Our proximity to significant transit lanes and the Port of Virginia, a person of the greatest espresso ports in the region, additional boosts our position and permits for ongoing development, although introducing to the financial vitality of the space,” MZB-United states of america president and main govt officer John Boyle reported in a statement.

MZB-United states of america provides the very well-known espresso makes Hills Bros., Chock Comprehensive O’ Nuts, Segafredo Zanetti, Kauai Espresso, MJB, and Chase & Sanborn. The Suffolk, VA facility manufactures proprietary and personal label espresso, tea, and drink mixes.

“Food and beverage processing is Virginia’s next-greatest production sector and just one of our fastest-escalating industries, thanks to investments by MZB-United states of america,” Gov. Younkin said in the launch.