After deciding on a beverage’s formulation, on its bottle and label design and finding the right manufacturing company, the next phase in a new beverage’s life cycle is the production run. Understanding the manufacturing facilities of the company is essential for a better understanding of the beverage industry.

The beverage specialists at Power Brands Consulting, the leading beverage consulting company in the industry, note that the beverage production industry is one of the most dynamic ones in the world. Manufacturing companies can operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, thanks to the exponential increase in automation associated with machines. While there are humans working in the manufacturing facilities, they are only supervising the machines, which are responsible for more than 99% of the work.  This process allows top beverage manufacturing companies to operate very high-speed production lines, which can output a total of 2000 can in less than 60 seconds, producing a total of 2.5 million can in a single day.

Even if the process varies significantly depending on the type of beverage that is being produced, most manufacturing facilities follow the same basic blueprint. After the ingredients are transported to the facility by trucks, they are moved to the factory floor by forklifts. Machines take over after this step, weighing the ingredients and introducing them in mixing tanks, where the mixture’s composition is also verified. If everything is within parameters, containers (which, depending on the type of beverage, can range from Aluminum cans to plastic PET or glass bottles) start being transported on a conveyer belt in order to be filled with product, followed by mounting the cap and attaching the label.

Throughout the process, there are three stages when the product’s quality is controlled. The first check is performed on the raw materials as they arrive at the factory, while the second one is during the production phase. Finally, after the product is finished, they are controlled once again to ensure that they meet the required quality.