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Article: The Pepsi Bottling Group runs clean and lean; highly automated and virtually maintenance-free, the New River Valley plant incorporates futuristic touches.(BEVERAGE)(Company overview)
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- Food & Drug Packaging
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- February 1, 2006
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Sanitation, automation and operator efficiency are the name of the game at The Pepsi Bottling Group's (PBG's) New River Valley plant in Wytheville, Va. The plant, which PBG designed and built, opened in mid-2004. The company invested $60 to $70 million to build the facility.
The plant's sanitation approach takes clean-up to a new level. "Our plant has a centralized computer system that automatically releases sanitizing and cleaning solutions when--and where--they're needed. This system cleans the inside of our filling machine as well as the exterior," says Gary Wandschneider, executive vice president, PBG Worldwide Operations.
This maintenance-free ...