Arkansas-based Westrock Coffee Achieves 100% Responsibly Sourced Coffee, Tea, Solubles

Westrock Coffee, headquartered in Arkansas, announced it has achieved its stated goal of sourcing 100% of its coffee and related tea and soluble purchases responsibly. The company set that goal publicly and the announcement confirms the target has been met across the three product categories Westrock named.

The achievement was reported with the company’s announcement on February 20, 2026. Westrock’s scope covers both green coffee procurement and the company’s purchases of tea and soluble ingredients, which the firm specifically included when it set the public target.

The 100 percent figure applies to three discrete procurement lines: coffee, tea, and solubles. Calling out solubles alongside coffee and tea matters because soluble products, instant coffee, powdered blends and similar ingredients, follow different sourcing and processing chains than green coffee, and Westrock’s statement ties those lines to the same responsible-sourcing standard.

Westrock’s public pledge and its confirmation of meeting that pledge create a clear supplier-level milestone. For roasters, retailers, foodservice operators and private-label brands that buy beans, tea or soluble ingredients from Westrock, the company’s claim offers a concrete supplier metric to cite in procurement records and sustainability statements. The announcement also reframes what a full-coverage sourcing pledge can mean when a supplier explicitly includes tea and solubles, not just green coffee.

Achieving a public 100 percent goal does not end scrutiny; verification and ongoing traceability will determine how durable the claim is over time. Westrock set the goal publicly and has now declared it met as of February 20, 2026, which sets a baseline for buyers and auditors to follow through on documentation, certificates or third-party verification that supply-chain partners may request.

This development tightens the conversation around supplier commitments in the coffee trade by showing an Arkansas-based supply company can declare full coverage across coffee, tea and solubles. How buyers and competitors respond to a supplier-level 100 percent responsibly sourced claim will influence purchasing practices and sourcing transparency in the coming months.