MOLSON COORS EXPANDS IN TEXAS

The American multinational Molson Coors has begun construction of a new packaging warehouse in Fort Worth. To build the new state-of-the-art facility, the company will invest nearly $65 million as part of the brand’s ambitious long-term plan to increase domestic sparkling water production in the United States.

With this investment, Fort Worth Brewery will also be able to eliminate outside vendors for final package assembly, which the company believes will help alleviate shipping costs and improve time to market.

“This expansion truly represents the next step toward strengthening our internal mineral water capabilities, as it is one of many recent investments we made in Fort Worth with the goal of growing our superior portfolio and transforming the company’s offerings to meet changing consumer preferences,” confirms Jim Crawford, vice president and plant manager for Molson Coors.

The approximately 200,000-square-foot warehouse will enhance the brewery’s ability to internalize the storage, packaging, shipping and logistics of a variety of packaged canned beverages, while generating numerous additional jobs for the Fort Worth market. It will also include a state-of-the-art variety packaging system capable of packaging up to six different flavors in 12- or 24-pack configurations and repacking up to 1.5 million barrels per year.