Beverage company Primo Brands Corp. announced it has broken ground on a new plant in Hot Springs, Ark., that will support strong demand for The Mountain Valley brand, according to a release sent to Food Processing.
The company hosted a ceremony to officially turn shovels on what will be a multimillion-dollar investment to build an approximately 200,000-sq.-ft. production, logistics and warehouse facility on the site. The company said the capital project represents a major expansion of the brand’s production capacity, and it plans to install one new, small-format production line and two large-format lines at the plant. The Hot Springs facility is expected to be fully operational by spring 2026.
This will be the first new factory for Primo Brands since it was formed from the merger of Primo Water Corp. with an affiliate of BlueTriton Brands Inc. in November 2024. Primo owns packaged beverage and water brands such as Poland Spring, Pure Life, Saratoga, The Mountain Valley and several others, plus flavored and enhanced brands such as Splash Refresher and AC+ION.
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.
