Starbucks Georgia Factory Jolts U.S. Manufacturing

URLhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/13/starbucks
SourceHuffington Post
Date Published07/13/2012
Author NameAlice Hines
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Starbucks
Type of work Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? Yes
Reshoring category:Kept from Offshoring
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):140
Year reshoring announced:2012
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2014
Offshore, work was done:In-house
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Capital investment ($):170
City reshored to:Augusta
State(s) reshored to:GA
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Food & Beverage
Product(s) reshoredSoluble, bottled beverages
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Freight cost
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Government Incentives, Lead time/Time to market
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