SUFFOLK – Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA, part of Massimo Zanetti Beverage, officially inaugurated its new distribution center in Virginia Port Logistics Park, VA. The vast warehouse complex, the equivalent of over four football fields under one roof, will handle MZB-USA’s bulk product distribution as well as e-commerce fulfillment. MZB USA roasts, grinds, and packages its own coffee brands such as Chock full o’Nuts, Hills Bros, Kauai Coffee, MJB, Chase & Sanborn in its main manufacturing plant in Suffolk.
Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA inaugurated its new distribution center in Virginia
Massimo Zanetti, MZB Group President and CEO attended the ribbon cutting: “I’m very proud today to open this new warehouse facility here in the United States. We started operating in the U.S. 16 years ago. It has been a continuous growth of the business, and for this, I am very thankful for the opportunity that this country, the United States, which is very near to my heart, has provided to my Group.”
MZB USA President and CEO John Boyle said: “We are pleased to be expanding operations and continuing our partnership with our friends from the City of Suffolk, the Hampton Roads Alliance, and the Port of Virginia – which reaffirms our commitment to future growth in this community. We’re also extremely proud of our teams at MZB-USA, who worked very hard to get us to this day and overcame the challenges of COVID-19 which didn’t delay our opening, but our ribbon cutting celebration.”
The new facility will position the company for continued growth
Doug Nesmith, MZB USA Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, said: “Our new facility positions us for greater efficiencies and continued growth, adding to the economic vitality of the area, and bringing an incredible family of employees to Suffolk. Our company culture is a natural fit with Suffolk’s talented workforce environment, and we are thrilled to be able to grow and add more value within the community of Suffolk”.
“On behalf of the City of Suffolk, I congratulate Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA on the opening of this tremendous facility. The continued investment and jobs created by MZB- USA highlights their longstanding commitment to our city and citizens,” said Suffolk Mayor Mike Duman. “Thanks to prospering food and beverage manufacturers like MZB-USA, Suffolk continues to be one of the most in-demand locations for industrial users in the commonwealth. We greatly appreciate MZB-USA’s expansion in our city and are proud to remain the Coffee Capital of Virginia. I have the utmost faith we will continue to ‘Brew Greatness Together”.
