Milwaukee-based direct-to beverage can digital printer, Craft Beverage Warehouse LLC, is increasing production capacity by adding a facility in Denver. The multimillion-dollar project is the rapidly expanding company’s second print facility in the US. Most recently, in May 2024, CBW
added a second print line to its existing Milwaukee, Wisconsin facility.
“We have been eyeing national expansion for the last eighteen months. Our team has grown both in size and
experience and are now ready to take the next step for the business. While our products are in high demand,
the cost of shipping and related environmental impact can be an obstacle when shipping outside of our
region. We’ve also developed some solid relationships with both machinery vendors and customers in the
Mountain West region and we would like to grow those partnerships while providing a cost and
environmental benefit versus shipping across the country,” said Kyle Stephens, Co-founder and President of
CBW.
Co-founder and VP of Business Development Michael DeGrave describes the expansion project, “This give us
the ability to supplement our current relationships and get more traction with new customers on the West
coast where shipping costs are currently a barrier from our Milwaukee location. Denver will provide us with
much needed production capacity, while decreasing costs on logistics which is a big value add for our
customers.”
CBW’s new print facility will be located at the new Pivot Denver development, which offers unparalleled
access to the entire Denver metro area with access to I-25, I-70, and I-76. “Pivot Denver is a state-of-the-art
manufacturing and distribution complex that will provide us access to multiple regions that are hard to
service out of our Milwaukee production facility. The Westfield and Cushman & Wakefield teams were
wonderful to work with through the lease negotiation process,” said Stephens. CBW was represented by
Matthew Kawulok with CBRE.
Pivot Denver’s location also aligns with the company’s commitment to grow within Federal Opportunity
Zones, which are designated to help spur economic growth and job creation in low-income communities.
The digital print facility is expected to open in Spring of 2025 and employ 20 full-time workers once it is fully
operational. CBW has declined to provide details of its financing arrangements due to the company’s multiple
expansion projects currently underway, including a prospective real estate development at Milwaukee’s
Century City Business Park.
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