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After Extending Operations, Keurig Dr Pepper Will Close Windsor, Virginia, Facility

March 28, 2025

Coffee roasting facility was expected to shut down at the end of 2024, but it was kept open for a few additional months to help the company get through “evolving supply chain needs.”

Andy Hanacek

In July 2024, Keurig Dr Pepper announced it would close its Windsor, Va., coffee roasting plant — however, the plant appeared to receive a reprieve in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s September path of destruction up the Eastern Seaboard.

That respite has expired, and the Windsor plant will cease operations on April 30, according to local news reports citing the county economic development offices. The 330,000-sq.-ft. facility had been in operation since 2012 and was slated for shutdown at the end of 2024.

One local news report said that products shipped from the plant to Tennessee were damaged by storms rolling through in the remnants of Hurricane Helene in September, after which KDP extended operations into the first quarter of 2025. Worth noting, the company cited “evolving supply chain needs” as the reason for the extension, and did not confirm any specifics around hurricane damage to products, facilities or otherwise.

The company owns the land and building, and confirmed to the news outlet that it plans to sell the property, though a timetable was not shared. Production from the Windsor plant is still expected to shift over to KDP’s Spartanburg, S.C., facility.

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.