Bigelow Tea breaks ground on Louisville facility

Pictured from left to right are: John Hollenbach, managing partner of Hollenbach Oakley; Matthew Meunier, director of Community and Economic Development of Jeffersontown; Paul Schenfeld, chief financial officer of Bigelow Tea; Jeff Noel, cabinet for Kentucky Economic Development Secretary; John Reinwald, vice president of manufacturing Bigelow Tea; Jacqueline Coleman, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky; Cindi Bigelow, president and chief executive officer of Bigelow Tea; Craig Greenberg, Mayor of Louisville, Ky.; Wayne Hendrix, Louisville plant manager of Bigelow Tea; Carol Pike, Mayor of Jeffersontown, Ky.; John Bruins, senior director of engineering of Bigelow Tea; John Hodgson, Kentucky Representative (District 36); Greg Oakley, managing partner of Hollenbach Oakley; and Ben Turner, project manager of Hollenbach Oakley

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LOUISVILLE, KY. —Bigelow Tea has broken ground on its 265,000-square-foot facility in Louisville, Ky. The company invested approximately $70 million into the facility, which will serve as its tea production, packaging, storage and distribution operations, according to the company.

The company said the site features office spaces and a 20-acre plot to allow for future expansions.

“There are so many people that have worked tirelessly to bring this project to life,” said Cindi Bigelow, chief executive officer and president of Bigelow Tea. “I especially want to call out John Bruins, senior director of engineering, for his commitment to talking to almost every employee over the last two years to ensure that this facility was built to include everyone’s needs.”