August 21, 2024
T. Christopher Pledger
Chief Financial Officer
Westrock Coffee Co.
4009 N. Rodney Parham Road, 4th Floor
Little Rock, AR 72212
Re: Westrock Coffee Co.
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023
Response dated August 12, 2024
File No. 001-41485
Dear T. Christopher Pledger:
We have reviewed your August 12, 2024 response to our comment letter and
have the
following comment.
Please respond to this letter within ten business days by providing the
requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do
not believe a
comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your
response.
After reviewing your response to this letter, we may have additional
comments. Unless we
note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our July
30, 2024 letter.
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Adjusted EBITDA, page 30
1. Based upon your response to prior comment 1, as well as the information
provided in your
July 18, 2024 response letter, we note management utilizes Adjusted
EBITDA as an
operating performance measure and the Conway extract and ready-to-drink
facility start-
up costs appear to be normal operating expenses necessary to operate
your business. In
this regard, the adjustment to your Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP performance
measure
for these costs is inconsistent with Question 100.01 of the Division of
Corporation
Finance Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial
Measures. Please revise your presentation in future filings to remove
this adjustment.
August 21, 2024
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Please contact Dale Welcome at 202-551-3865 or Jean Yu at 202-551-3305
if you have
questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation
Finance
Office of Manufacturing