PITTSTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 6, 2025--
Pittston Co-Packers (PCP) has announced the launch of its first high-volume beverage manufacturing facility, providing full-service co-packing solutions. The new 403,000-square-foot facility meets the needs of today’s leading national beverage brands with end-to-end manufacturing capabilities. Strategically located for efficient East and West Coast distribution, it supports both low- and high-acid product lines for cold fill and features advanced aseptic and PET technology for cartons, bottles and more. PCP is equipped to produce a broad range of beverage types, including juices, blended juices, fresh-brewed iced teas, plant- and nut-based milks, protein drinks, and electrolyte beverages. The facility is in full compliance with regulatory standards, ensuring an expedited path to production approval.
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Beyond day-to-day production, Pittston Co-Packers also offers product development and commercialization services, including R&D assistance (on-site pilot runs, plant trials, recipe formulation and ingredient sourcing), in-house coordination of graphic design and packaging development.
The new operation was developed by seasoned industry veterans, including Chief Executive Officer Christopher J. Reed, founder of Reed’s, Inc. and California Custom Beverage. Joining him is John P. Holzemer, a seasoned plant operator with over 38 years of experience managing beverage plants, previously of fairlife, LLC and The Coca-Cola Company.
“Having founded a leading beverage brand and working in the industry for 38 years (and counting), I understand the unique challenges brands of all sizes are facing today,” said Reed. “At Pittston Co-Packers, we want to meet brands wherever they are in their journey and provide them with turnkey, scalable solutions to accelerate their growth.”
Pittston is in the middle of contracting 25 million out of their 39 million case capacity of annual production, with a goal of adding 20 million more cases of production capacity by 2027.
“When you’re producing at a national scale, there’s no room for shortcuts,” said Holzemer. “We’ve built our facility to meet the highest expectations — from compliance to consistency. We are investing to make this plant a world class facility.”
Pittston Co-Packers is currently servicing a variety of national beverage brands with capacity for additional customers. To learn more, visit pittstoncopackers.com or reach out directly to sales@pittstoncopackers.com.
About Pittston Co-Packers
Pittston Co-Packers is a high-volume beverage manufacturer in northern Pennsylvania offering scalable, turnkey co-packing solutions for leading national brands. From product formulation and batching to packaging and nationwide distribution, the operation is optimized for speed, consistency and scale — all backed by rigorous compliance and care. Its state-of-the-art, 403,000-square-foot facility services brands at any point in their journey, whether seeking to grow a national brand or launch a new product line. Pittston Co-Packers is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Eastroc Beverage Group Co, Ltd. For more information, visit pittstoncopackers.com or reach out directly to sales@pittstoncopackers.com.
Pittston Co-Packers (PCP) announced the launch of its first high-volume beverage manufacturing facility, providing full-service co-packing solutions. The new 403,000-square-foot facility meets the needs of today’s leading national beverage brands with end-to-end manufacturing capabilities.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.
The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the tanker, named Veronica, early Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media. The ship had previously passed through Venezuelan waters and was operating in defiance of President Donald Trump’s "established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean,” she said.
U.S. Southern Command said Marines and sailors launched from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to take part in the operation alongside a Coast Guard tactical team, which Noem said conducted the boarding as in previous raids. The military said the ship was seized “without incident.”
Several U.S. government social media accounts posted brief videos that appeared to show various parts of the ship’s capture. Black-and-white footage showed at least four helicopters approaching the ship before hovering over the deck while armed troops dropped down by rope. At least nine people could be seen on the deck of the ship.
The Veronica is the sixth sanctioned tanker seized by U.S. forces as part of the effort by Trump’s administration to control the production, refining and global distribution of Venezuela’s oil products and the fourth since the U.S. ouster of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid almost two weeks ago.
The Veronica last transmitted its location on Jan. 3 as being at anchor off the coast of Aruba, just north of Venezuela’s main oil terminal. According to the data it transmitted at the time, it was partially filled with crude.
The ship is currently listed as flying the flag of Guyana and is considered part of the shadow fleet that moves cargoes of oil in violation of U.S. sanctions.
According to its registration data, the ship also has been known as the Gallileo, owned and managed by a company in Russia. In addition, a tanker with the same registration number previously sailed under the name Pegas and was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for moving cargoes of illicit Russian oil.
As with prior posts about such raids, Noem and the military framed the seizure as part of an effort to enforce the law. Noem argued that the multiple captures show that “there is no outrunning or escaping American justice.”
Speaking to reporters at the White House later Thursday, Noem declined to say how many sanctioned oil tankers the U.S. is tracking or whether the government is keeping tabs on freighters beyond the Caribbean Sea.
“I can’t speak to the specifics of the operation, although we are watching the entire shadow fleet and how they’re moving,” she told reporters.
However, other officials in Trump's Republican administration have made clear that they see the actions as a way to generate cash as they seek to rebuild Venezuela’s battered oil industry and restore its economy.
Trump met with executives from oil companies last week to discuss his goal of investing $100 billion in Venezuela to repair and upgrade its oil production and distribution. His administration has said it expects to sell at least 30 million to 50 million barrels of sanctioned Venezuelan oil.
This story has been corrected to show the Veronica is the fourth, not the third, tanker seized by U.S. forces since Maduro’s capture and the ship also has been known as the Gallileo, not the Galileo.
Associated Press writer Ben Finley contributed to this report.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill, File)
