Britvic opts for SIG’s PAC.TRUST solution to digitalize laboratory analysis

BRAZIL – UK-based beverage company Britvic has adopted SIG’s PAC.TRUST solution to digitalize its laboratory analysis processes at its facilities in Brazil.

Britvic says it will adopt the Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and Digitalization modules of the PAC.TRUST solution to enable the traceability of internal processes quickly.

According to Switzerland-based SIG, the digital solutions will be implemented in operations at Britvic’s plants in Astolfo Dutra and Araguari, Minas Gerais (MG) and Aracati, Ceará (CE).

SIG said that the PAC.TRUST solution is a tool to digitize monitoring and quality records. When operational, the tool will bolster the quality control processes and brings more agility.

Britvic will no longer need to convert physical records to multiple spreadsheets, providing more security to information within the respective plants.

Additionally, the digitization of operations will reduce errors and deviations because of incorrect records caused by duplicate data entries.

It will also speed up simulations and effective traceability actions, streamline audits and add more reliability to all supply chain operations.

With PAC.TRUST in operation, Britvic can strengthen its commitment to product quality and its growth strategy.

Britvic Brazil industrial head Petro Toé said: “Britvic is a company committed to the quality and safety of its products. We are always innovating and looking for alternative solutions to improve our processes.

“With SIG’s PAC.TRUST, we are one step ahead of other companies in our industry, with a solution that allows us to digitalize internal production processes, automating all laboratory analyses at our plants.”

SIG’s PAC.TRUST solution supports customers to have complete visibility of the production chain for each package.

For Britvic, the Swiss packaging firm used the LIMS and Digitalizaço (Digitization) components of PAC.TRUST solution.

The solution was implemented in 2022 and has made traceability eight times faster at the beverage firm.

It has also reportedly reduced the weekly record checking time and quality data analysis time by 75% and 40%, respectively.

Early last month, the company invested US$1.9 million (BRL 10m) in advanced technology designed to improve the value of recycled aseptic cartons in Brazil.

According to SIG, the new technology allows polymers and aluminum from used aseptic carton packs to be recovered and sold individually on an industrial scale in Brazil for the first time.

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