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Stumptown credits grant and local coordination for cold-brew expansion in Clackamas County
Summary
A Stumptown representative said the company’s move to a new Clackamas County facility, aided by an unspecified grant, quadrupled cold‑brew capacity, raised water flow from 17 to 41 gallons per minute, and allowed in‑house cold storage and new hires.
A Stumptown representative said the coffee roaster has increased cold-brew production after moving into a new facility in Clackamas County, enabled in part by a grant that paid for layout and equipment improvements.
The representative said the site brews about 1,300 pounds of coffee per day and can pack roughly 13,000–14,000 cans daily. "We were able to intentionally place our equipment and the items that we need for our process and a flow that made sense," the representative said, describing faster production flow and the shift from third‑party cold storage to in‑house storage and distribution.
Why it matters: The move consolidated volume that had been split across multiple facilities, the presenter said, increasing capacity roughly four‑fold and creating jobs. The company reported hiring cold‑brew operators and a maintenance technician after the relocation.
Operational details: The speaker described the manufacturing sequence: roasted and ground coffee arrives from Portland, goes into a brew tank, passes through a filter, is rapidly chilled with a heat exchanger and is held in packaging tanks before being routed to bottling, canning or kegs. A key infrastructure improvement was water delivery: at the previous site the flow was about 17 gallons per minute; at the new facility it is 41 gallons per minute, which the presenter said helps fill tanks and speed transfers.
Local coordination and funding: The representative said an internal coworker identified grant opportunities that helped pay for equipment placement and other facility changes. On coordination with local government, the presenter said communication with the city of Milwaukee and Clackamas County "has been very transparent. It's been very smooth. It's been clear who we need to contact, what questions we need to ask, who we need to follow up with. They have done nothing but show up for us and be as excited about us being here as we are." The transcript spelled the county name inconsistently; this article uses the corrected local name, Clackamas County, consistent with local records.
No formal government action was recorded in the presentation. The representative said there is room to grow at the site and that the company is already working on additional projects but did not specify timelines or the grant’s source or amount.
Next steps: The speaker described continued production and distribution from the site and did not announce any pending approvals or votes. Additional details about the grant, its source and the precise number of new hires were described as not specified during the remarks.
