Bottling Plant Decreases Downtime And Achieves Swift Payback With Wonderware Software

Nampa, Idaho – In the consumer marketplace, constantly changing tastes drive innovation. This principle plays out – literally – in the beverage business, where offering a m ultitude of soft drink choices is a mainstay of growth and success.

Pepsi Bottling Ventures (PBV) manufactures and distributes more than 100 different flavors and brands. In 2009, Beverage Industry magazine named PBV its Bottler of the Year. The company has become the third largest manufacturer and distributor of Pepsi-Cola products in North America, operating 27 bottling and distribution facilities in six states.

In Idaho, PBV runs a state-of-the-art manufacturing and sales distribution plant in Nampa as well as three other distribution centers throughout the state. And even as a new member of the PBV family, joining in early 2009, this division has contributed to the company’s award-winning operations with impressive performance and results.