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In October, Mother Parker’s Tea & Coffee celebrated the grand opening of its fifth North American facility in Forth Worth, TX. The 100ꯠ sq’ plant has been in operation since June, according to engineering manager Manny Costa.

He says the Texas plant is equipped with at least five vertical form/fill/seal machines from Triangle Package Machinery. The company’s Web site, www.mother-parkers.com, reports that the facility includes “state-of-the-art roasting, grinding, packing, production control and quality control operations,” and can “accommodate significant expansion in the future.”