Spain: Pernod Ricard expands production facility

Pernod Ricard, the global spirits producer, has inaugurated a new production line at its manufacturing and logistics facility in Las Labores, in the Spanish city of Ciudad Real.

The company invested €14.5 million ($15.5 million) into the expansion, known as Line 8. According to the firm, the investment will increase the plant’s overall production volume by 40%, boosting its capacity by more than 4.5 million cases annually. Operating at a speed of 18,000 bottles per hour, the new line features automated palletising and depalletising robotic systems. The development also involved constructing new facilities to improve operational capacity and spaces destined for the teams. From these facilities, national and international brands are produced, bottled and distributed to more than 65 countries worldwide.

The company’s managing director for Iberia, Sébastien Mouquet, stated that the investment strengthens the group’s industrial capacity and demonstrates its confidence in a plant that has established itself as an international benchmark. Carmen del Río, operations director for Pernod Ricard Spain, added that the project will allow the company to advance in efficiency, quality and competitiveness.

Source: Financial Food / Revista InfoRetail