The investment in the state-of-the-art automated warehouse was $33.5 million and the construction took one year
PepsiCo, one of the leaders in the food and beverage industry, announces the inauguration of the automated warehouse at the snacks factory in Popești-Leordeni, marking the completion of a strategic investment project worth over $100 million.
The investment, announced in 2022, included the addition of three operational production lines in the snack factory and the construction of the automated warehouse. The factory currently has an annual production capacity of 39,000 tonnes. It serves 17 countries: Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Ukraine, Kosovo, Macedonia from North, Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The investment in the state-of-the-art automated warehouse was $33.5 million and the construction took one year. The construction took place on an area of 32,500 square meters, with a 34-meter-high high-bay warehouse in the centre. The total warehouse capacity is 23,500 pallets and the total processing capacity is 320 pallets per hour.
The warehouse is designed to be energy self-sufficient, powered by a solar panel system with an installed capacity of 700 kWp. It provides more efficient inventory control and guarantees pallet integrity by reducing handling points.
PepsiCo has been operating and investing in Romania for over 30 years. In the last 10 years, PepsiCo has directly invested 320 million dollars in Romania, supporting the continuous development of its business in the country and strengthening its role as a regional hub of production and distribution.
