Westrock Coffee layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Westrock Coffee reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from 1,399 to 1,393.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | 1,399 | December 31, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | 1,408 | December 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | 1,393 | December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryThe company recorded transaction, restructuring and integration expense, including costs tied to integrating a new enterprise resource-planning system and non-capitalizable acquisition costs, but the filing does not report a layoff or severance program for 2023.
Word for word“Transaction, restructuring and integration expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 were $14.6 million, $10.5 million of which related to the costs associated with the integration of our new enterprise resource-planning system, including internal and external costs related to go-live system support and duplicative systems costs and $2.5 million of non-capitalizable costs associated with acquisitions and registration statements.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryIn 2021 the company incurred restructuring costs primarily attributable to optimizing its sales organization.
Word for word“During the year ended December 31, 2021, we incurred $8.8 million of transaction, restructuring and integration expenses, $3.2 million of which related to restructuring costs, primarily attributable to optimizing our sales organization, $2.0 million of which related to integration costs related to the acquired S&D business, $1.7 million of which related to the integration of our enterprise resource planning system and $1.0 million of public-company preparedness costs.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryCompany committed in Q2 2024 to consolidate manufacturing in Beverage Solutions, closing and selling the West Winds facility in Concord, North Carolina and closing the Richmond, California facility.
Word for word“During the second quarter of 2024, the Company committed to a plan to consolidate its manufacturing operations in its Beverage Solutions segment, which resulted in the closure and sale of its West Winds manufacturing facility in Concord, North Carolina, and the closure of its manufacturing facility in Richmond, California.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryCompany committed to targeted restructuring to reduce excess workforce capacity, recognizing one-time employee severance costs.
Word for word“As a result of this reduction, and the impacts of the consolidation of manufacturing facilities noted above, the Company recognized approximately $4.7 million of one-time employee severance costs during the year ended December 31, 2024, which are recorded in transaction, restructuring and integration expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryPlant consolidation charges were incurred, mainly to remove and re-install production equipment.
Word for word“The Company estimates total charges related to the plant consolidations of approximately $4.0 million, of which $3.1 million have been incurred during the year ended December 31, 2024.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryIn 2025 the company recorded severance and employee termination costs for eliminating various positions as part of cost reduction goals, within its transaction, restructuring and integration expense.
Word for word“Transaction, restructuring and integration expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 were $9.5 million, approximately $5.5 million of which related to severance and other employee termination and benefit costs associated with the elimination of various positions as part of cost reduction objectives, $1.0 million of non-capitalizable costs associated with credit agreement amendments, $0.8 million of plant closure costs, $0.3 million of fees related to our at-the-market common stock offering program, and $0.3 million of fees related to the establishment of our accounts receivable factoring program.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryIn the second quarter of 2024 the company committed to restructuring that cut excess workforce capacity and recorded one-time severance costs, with nothing still accrued at the end of 2025.
Word for word“In addition, during the second quarter of 2024, the Company committed to targeted restructuring activities to improve operational efficiency by reducing excess workforce capacity.” 10-K for 2025
| Fiscal year ended | Severance costs | Restructuring charges | Cash paid for restructuring |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | $8.3 million | $13.9 million | — |
| 2025-12-31 | — | $0 | $458,000 |
Westrock Coffee has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Westrock Coffee’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-10. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.