Excursion to the Pepsi plant in Prague
The main plant, which produces Pepsi and other drinks from the PepsiCo portfolio, has been located in Kolbenova Street in Prague since 1994. This plant produces beverages not only for the Czech market, but also for markets in Slovakia and Hungary. It also includes a bottling plant, laboratory, and warehouse.
Excursion participants have the opportunity to see the process of production, filling, group packaging, and storage. Packaging takes place on six different machines from different brands. Pepsi is made from syrup that is imported to the plant from Ireland in IBC containers. The sweetener, mostly sugar, comes from the Czech Republic and is delivered to the plant by tankers, after which it is stored in vertical silos. Another key ingredient is water, which is taken from the local water supply and treated to Pepsi brand standards.
Pepsi is standardly filled in bottles blown from preforms made from virgin PET, with a switch to rPET in line with the new legislation. Packaging material comes from different parts of Europe – preforms from Lithuania, Slovakia, or Germany, foil from Slovakia, and labels from Germany and Slovakia.
Maximum number of participants: 20 people
Visit details:
- Visit time is 10.00-12.00
- The group will be accompanied by an expert, all in Czech language
- Work shoes are recommended (high heeled or open toed/heeled shoes are not allowed)
- Vests will be provided by Pepsi
- Own transport, arrival no later than 10 minutes in advance
- Address: 50, Kolbenova 510, 190 00 Prague 9
- Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/PepsiCo+GB+Ltd./
