Mexico’s Electrolit Plans First U.S. Production Facility in Waco, Texas

Nov. 12, 2024

A year after signing a sales & distribution agreement with Keurig Dr Pepper, the hydration beverage needs a new plant to meet the growing demand for its products.

Andy Hanacek

Hydration beverage processor Electrolit has unveiled plans to construct a $400 million manufacturing facility in Waco, Texas — its first U.S. production location. The greenfield project will span 600,000 sq. ft. and is expected to open in early 2026, according to a release from the company.

Electrolit is owned by by Pisa Pharmaceuticals, the largest pharmaceutical company in Mexico and Latin America, and first entered the U.S. market in 2014. In October 2023, Keurig Dr Pepper (our 2024 Processor of the Year) entered into an agreement to sell, distribute and merchandise Electrolit in the U.S. The resulting growing demand for the drink has pushed the company to build this new facility, the release noted.

The plant will be constructed in Waco’s largest industrial park, Texas Central Park. The facility is expected to be highly automated and still employ more than 200 skilled professionals and technicians. It reportedly will have the capacity to incorporate non-virgin and recycled packaging materials as available, in an attempt to comply with state plastic usage regulations, and rail transport of finished products is expected to help reduce carbon emissions significantly. The company is already designing the facility to accommodate future expansions as well.

About the Author

Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.