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Coffee company eyes Essex, Vt. for roasting plant

October 4, 2011

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ESSEX, Vt.—An Essex town official says Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. is eyeing the town as a possible site for a new roasting facility that could add 800 jobs.

Town Manager Pat Scheidel told The Burlington Free Press (http://bit.ly/nRHkyB) that the Waterbury-based company has received the permits it needs from the town. According to documents, the company is seeking Act 250 approval from the stat for the site at the Gauthier Industrial Park.

A spokeswoman for Green Mountain Coffee, which has a packaging facility and offices at the Essex site, says the company hasn't decided yet whether it will expand at the location.

Total sales for the coffee giant for the third quarter of 2011 grew 127 percent to $717.2 million from the 2010 third quarter sales of $316.6 million.

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Information from: The Burlington Free Press, http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com

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