Inside PepsiCo's automated warehouse in Poland

PepsiCo has unveiled its first automated warehouse in Poland, following its installation by Mecalux. The space is part of the Środa Śląska factory and is one of the food & beverage manufacturer’s most sustainable in Europe.

The factory is responsible for distributing thousands of pallets of potatoes daily. Every year, Środa Śląska receives 60,000 t of potatoes to manufacture Lay’s chips and 15,000 t of corn to make Doritos chips.

The facility receives goods through electric monorail and conveyor systems for pallets, executing thousands of movements continuously every day.

Additionally, PepsiCo will implement Mecalux’s Easy WMS warehouse management system to control inventory status in real time. This software will be integrated with PepsiCo’s ERP system to ensure that operations run smoothly, coordinating flows of goods from production until they are prepared for distribution to clients.

Maciej Pietrusa, Warehouse Manager for PepsiCo Poland in Środa Śląska, said: “The production process is fully integrated with the automated warehouse. This means each bag of potato crisps is automatically transferred from production to picking, palletising and loading onto the lorry.”

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