US-based contract beverage manufacturer DrinkPak is to build a new production facility in Philadelphia.
In a statement issued by the office of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, it was announced DrinkPak is investing $195m in the project.
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The site is California-headquartered DrinkPak’s first manufacturing site in Pennsylvania.
DrinkPak intends to lease a 1.4 million-square-feet space on a 74.8-acre site within the Bellwether district in southern Philadelphia.
Nate Patena, DrinkPak’s CEO, said the Philadelphia location will “continue to solidify DrinkPak’s position as North America’s premier canned beverage manufacturer, with the ability to service our clients with any drink, any can, any format, and now, in any location”.
DrinkPak was founded in 2020 by Patena, president Jon Ballas and CTO Ben Rush. The company says it can work with “large, complex organisations and high-growth emerging brands”.
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By GlobalDataThe group operates a 1.4-million-square-feet production and warehouse site in California and another 1.4-million-square-feet facility in Texas.
Pennsylvania will provide $2m in support for the new development, which is projected to generate 174 jobs over the next three years.
Shapiro added: “My administration competed aggressively against other states to secure this major investment from DrinkPak – the first anchor tenant for the Bellwether district that will create tens of thousands of jobs and supercharge the economy of south-eastern Pennsylvania.”
