# Starbucks expands packaging line at Kent facility

Starbucks expanded its packaging line at the Kent, Washington roasting plant, installing a 200hp variable speed compressor and upgrading the compressed air system.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-04-13
- Where: Kent, Washington, United States
- Starts operating: Jan 2016
- Status: completed
- Products: coffee, tea, soluble coffee
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Starbucks](https://endata.com/companies/38709.md)

## Sources

- [nwpump.com](https://www.nwpump.com/case-studies/starbucks-flexible-line-plant-case-study/), 2019-04-13: "Starbucks installed the 200HP variable speed compressor in January of 2016 and is pleased with it’s performance and reliability."

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