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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-080230
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20220715

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Westrock Coffee Holdings, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001806347
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BEVERAGES [2080]
		IRS NUMBER:				264767812
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 RIVER BLUFF DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 210
		CITY:			LITTLE ROCK
		STATE:			AR
		ZIP:			72202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(501) 320-4880

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 RIVER BLUFF DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 210
		CITY:			LITTLE ROCK
		STATE:			AR
		ZIP:			72202

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Westrock Coffee Holdings, LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20200311
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1in; text-align: center">Westrock Coffee Holdings, LLC</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">100 River Bluff Drive, Suite 210</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Little Rock, AR 72202</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">July 15, 2022</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">100 F Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Division of Corporation Finance, Office of Manufacturing</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Attention: Thomas Jones</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">Re:</TD><TD STYLE="padding-right: 94.5pt">Westrock Coffee Holdings, LLC<BR>
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4<BR>
Filed June 10, 2022<BR>
File No. 333-264464</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dear Mr. Jones:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On behalf of Westrock Coffee Holdings, LLC (the
 &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), set forth below is the response of the Company to the comments of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance
(the &ldquo;Staff&rdquo;) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) set forth in the Staff&rsquo;s
letter, dated June 29, 2022, regarding the Company&rsquo;s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the &ldquo;Registration
Statement&rdquo;) filed with the Commission on June 10, 2022. In connection with this letter, a second amendment to the Form S-4 (&ldquo;Amendment
No. 2&rdquo;) has been submitted to the Commission on the date hereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-weight: normal">For
your convenience, the Staff&rsquo;s comments are set forth in bold, followed by responses on behalf of the Company. Unless otherwise indicated,
all page references in the responses set forth below are to the pages of the clean copy of Amendment No. 2. Capitalized terms used but
not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Amendment No. 2</FONT>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed June
10, 2022</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the mergers,
page 10</U></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>1.</B></TD><TD><B>We note your response to prior comment 3. Item 4 of Form S-4 requires a summary of the tax consequences of the transaction. Given
your disclosure of the uncertain and unusual tax consequences, we continue to believe that a tax opinion is required. Please file that
opinion, name counsel or other opinion provider in the disclosure and ensure their consent is included in the exhibit. It is permissible
for the opinion to state the consequences as &ldquo;should&rdquo; or &ldquo;more likely&rdquo; than not, rather than &ldquo;will&rdquo;,
but the opinion must express a conclusion for each material federal tax consequence. See Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19. If counsel is unable
to provide such opinion, it appears you should revise to disclose that the transaction is taxable.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Response</U>: The Company acknowledges the Staff&rsquo;s comment
and respectfully refers back to its prior response, in which it advised the Staff that the revised disclosure makes no representation
as to the tax consequences of the mergers. The Company respectfully submits that, for the reasons set forth below, Item 601(b)(8) of Regulation
S-K and Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19 do not require a tax opinion to be filed in connection with the registration statement. This conclusion
is consistent with the approach taken in a number of registration statements recently reviewed by the SEC that similarly involved transactions
where a SPAC was the acquired entity and the closing was not conditioned on the receipt of a tax ruling or tax opinion.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Section III.A.1. of Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19 provides that Item
601(b)(8) of Regulation S-K requires opinions on tax matters for registered offerings where &ldquo;the tax consequences are material to
an investor and a representation as to tax consequences is set forth in the filing.&rdquo; Because the disclosure does not contain a representation
as to the tax treatment of the mergers -- and in fact expressly disavows any such representation -- the Company respectfully submits that
a tax opinion (either in long-form or short-form) is not required.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The existing disclosure describes the significant factual and legal
uncertainties regarding the qualification of the mergers as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code. Due to these uncertainties, the closing of the transaction is not conditioned on the receipt of any tax ruling or tax opinion regarding
the qualification of the mergers as a reorganization despite the parties&rsquo; intention recited in the transaction agreement that the
mergers so qualify. The absence of such a closing condition is not unusual in transactions of this type. In recognition of the lack of
guidance directly relevant to the reorganization treatment of mergers in which a SPAC is acquired, the disclosure sets forth a summary
of the tax consequences that would obtain if the mergers were to qualify as a reorganization, as well as the tax consequences that would
obtain if the mergers were to fail to so qualify. In addition, the disclosure clearly states that the closing of the mergers is not conditioned
upon the receipt of any tax ruling or tax opinion, the qualification of the mergers as a reorganization is uncertain, there can be no
assurance that the IRS will not challenge such qualification, and the Company cannot make any representations as to the tax consequences
of the mergers (see page 100 of Amendment No. 2).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Finally, the Company respectfully submits that it would be inappropriate
to &ldquo;revise to disclose that the transaction is taxable&rdquo; as that determination is equally difficult to make, due to the very
same factual and legal uncertainties clearly summarized in the disclosure. The Company believes the existing disclosure, including the
existing risk factor under the heading &ldquo;The mergers may not qualify as a reorganization &hellip;&rdquo;, appropriately apprises
holders of Riverview Class A Shares of the existing uncertainty regarding the tax consequences to them of the transaction. If the Staff
believes that the disclosure should emphasize even further the risk that the mergers may be taxable, the Company would be willing to add
a statement to the existing disclosure to the effect that, in deciding how to vote, Riverview stockholders should consider the possibility
that the mergers may be taxable to them.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Based on the above, the Company respectfully submits that no tax
opinion is required under Item 601(b)(8) of Regulation S-K or Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19. We note that this conclusion is
consistent with the approach taken in the following registration statements that were recently reviewed by the SEC and that
similarly involved transactions where a SPAC was the acquired entity and the closing of the transaction was not conditioned on the
receipt of a tax ruling or tax opinion: REE Automotive Ltd., Meten EdTechX Education Group Ltd. (intended to qualify as a tax-free
Section 351 exchange), Taboola.com Ltd. and Arbe Robotics Ltd.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Comparative Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Per Share Financial
Information, page 39</U></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>2.</B></TD><TD><B>We note your response to our prior comment 8; however, we do not believe you have fully addressed our comment. As previously requested,
please provide us with your computations for book value per unit or share for historical Riverview, as well as for the prior forma combined
scenarios. Further, explain why you believe it is appropriate to use the weighted average of Riverview Class A shares in your calculation
of book value per share.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Response</U>: The below table sets forth the Company&rsquo;s calculation
of the book value per unit or share, as applicable, of Westrock and Riverview as of March 31, 2022 and the pro&nbsp;forma book value per
share for the combined company for the three redemptions scenarios as if the Business Combination had occurred on March 31, 2022.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Historical</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="10" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Pro Forma Combined</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Westrock</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Riverview</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">No<BR> Redemptions<BR> Scenario</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">50%<BR> Redemptions<BR> Scenario</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Maximum<BR> Redemptions<BR> Scenario</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-indent: -7.9pt; padding-left: 7.9pt">As of March 31, 2022</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 35%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -7.9pt; padding-left: 7.9pt">Total unitholders&rsquo; or shareholders&rsquo;<BR> (deficit) equity </TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(192,606</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(18,078</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">278,339</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">153,339</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">28,339</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -7.9pt; padding-left: 7.9pt">Outstanding units or shares classified in permanent equity&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">330,169</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">6,250</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">93,638</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">81,138</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">68,638</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -7.9pt; padding-left: 7.9pt">Book value per unit or share (1)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(0.58</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">(2.89</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">2.97</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1.89</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0.41</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">(1) Book value per unit or share is calculated
as total unitholders&rsquo; or shareholders&rsquo; (deficit) equity divided by total number of basic units or shares used in the calculation
of earnings per unit or share, as applicable. With respect to the calculation of book value per share of Riverview, the weighted average
of Riverview Class B Shares outstanding was used in the calculation.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">We have revised the calculations of book value per share of Riverview
to use the weighted average of Riverview Class B Shares. Please refer to the revised disclosures on page 40 of Amendment No. 2.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Materials of Riverview&rsquo;s Financial Advisor, page 151</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>3.</B></TD><TD><B>We note your response to prior comment 15. Please revise to clarify what you mean by the disclosure that the Stephens materials
were used to &ldquo;assess valuation assumptions used by the Riverview board of directors.&rdquo; If the assumptions and valuations used
by the Board and Stephens are the same or similar, revise to state so directly. If not, explain how they differed.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Response</U>: We revised the disclosure on page 151 of Amendment
No. 2 in response to the Staff&rsquo;s comment.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>4.</B></TD><TD><B>Please tell us how you determined the compensation of approximately $5 million mentioned on page 155 in view of the amounts mentioned
in items (i) and (ii) on page 155.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Response</U>: We revised the disclosure on page 155 of Amendment
No. 2 in response to the Staff&rsquo;s comment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Summary of Riverview Financial Analysis, page 151</U></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>5.</B></TD><TD><B>We note your response to prior comment 12. Please revise to explain in greater detail the disclosure that your board used &ldquo;standards
generally accepted by the financial community, including from a valuation standpoint, based on the market value of Westrock to comparable
public companies, as applicable, and a comparison of the proposed transaction with Westrock.&rdquo;</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Response</U>: We revised the disclosure on page 151 of Amendment
No. 2 in response to the Staff&rsquo;s comment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Westrock Coffee Holdings, LLC Audited Consolidated Financial Statements,
Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Note 7. Equity-Based Compensation, page F-46</U></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>6.</B></TD><TD><B>We note your response to prior comment 28. Please revise your critical accounting policies and estimates to include the information
that you provided in your response under the section titled &ldquo;Changes in Estimated Fair Values.&rdquo;</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Response</U>: We added the disclosure on pages 228 and 229 of Amendment
No. 2 in response to the Staff&rsquo;s comment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Note 18. Segment Information, page F-56</U></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>7.</B></TD><TD><B>We note your response to prior comment 29 but reissue our comment. Please revise your segment footnote to include the information
provided in your response to comply with the disclosure requirements outlined in ASC 280-10-50-41(a).</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Response</U>: We have revised the disclosure on page F-59 of Amendment
No. 2 in response to the Staff&rsquo;s comment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>General</U></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>8.</B></TD><TD><B>With a view toward disclosure, please tell us whether your sponsor is, is controlled by, or has substantial ties with a non-U.S.
person. Please also tell us whether anyone or any entity associated with or otherwise involved in the transaction, is, is controlled by,
or has substantial ties with a non-U.S. person. If so, also include risk factor disclosure that addresses how this fact could impact your
ability to complete your initial business combination. For instance, discuss the risk to investors that you may not be able to complete
an initial business combination with a U.S. target company should the transaction be subject to review by a
U.S. government entity, such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), or ultimately prohibited. Further, disclose
that the time necessary for government review of the transaction or a decision to prohibit the transaction could prevent you from completing
an initial business combination and require you to liquidate. Disclose the consequences of liquidation to investors, such as the losses
of the investment opportunity in a target company, any price appreciation in the combined company, and the warrants, which would expire
worthless.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Response</U>: The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff&rsquo;s
comment and submits that the Riverview Sponsor is a Delaware limited liability company with a principal place of business in Tennessee.
Further, the managing member of the Riverview Sponsor, RBM Riverview, LLC, is a Delaware limited liability company with a principal place
of business in Tennessee. The managing member of RBM Riverview, LLC is Mr. R. Brad Martin, and Mr. Scott Imorde is the President of RMB
Riverview, LLC. Both Messrs. Martin and Imorde are U.S. persons living in Tennessee. Additionally, to the best of the Company&rsquo;s
knowledge, all directors and officers of Riverview are U.S. persons. As such the Company advises the Staff that the Riverview Sponsor
is not, is not controlled by, and does not have substantial ties with a non-U.S. person.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company also respectfully advises the Staff that, to the Company&rsquo;s
knowledge, no person or entity involved in or otherwise associated with the Business Combination, is, is controlled by, or has substantial
ties with a non-U.S. person. As such, the Company respectfully advises the Staff that it is unlikely that the Business Combination will
be subject to (or ultimately prohibited by) review by a U.S. government entity, such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United
States (CFIUS) on the basis of the involvement of non-US persons.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>9.</B></TD><TD><B>We note your response to prior comment 35. Please revise your disclosure and your proposed certificate of incorporation to state
clearly and explicitly whether Westrock&rsquo;s exclusive forum provision applies to claims arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Response</U>: We have revised the disclosure on pages 90, 131,
132, 279 and 280 of Amendment No. 2 and pages F-6 and F-7 of the Proposed Charter, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 2, in
response to the Staff&rsquo;s comment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">If you have any questions or require any additional
information in connection with the filing, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at 501-320-4880.</P>

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