Coast Packing Begins Construction on New Amarillo, Texas, Facility
Coast Packing Co. has broken ground on a new, state-of-the-art edible fats and oils refinery and packaging facility in Amarillo, Texas, allowing the 103-year-old, fourth-generation company provide more animal fat shortenings, such as lard and beef tallow, to home chefs and commercial channels throughout the U.S.
The new facility is expected to open in summer of 2026, creating up to 60 new jobs once fully operational. The facility will modernize operations and enhance efficiency for the Vernon, Calif.-based Coast Packing, integrating environmentally responsible practices and using technology to ensure continued sustainability.
The refinery building will be a 10,000-sq.-ft., four-level, 80-ft.-high structure where edible fats and oils will be refined. The complex will include a boiler house as well as a tank farm with 12 30-ft.-tall carbon steel tanks for storing raw materials that will be delivered by rail via a new siding that will be laid. Additionally, the packaging and warehouse building will cover 36,000 sq. ft. and house those operations plus office space.
