AUTOPACK has installed a second sauce packaging line for P&B (Foods) Ltd in a bid to increase capacity to up to 200 bottles per minute as the food manufacturer responds to growing demand.
The turnkey line combines an unscrambler, rotary net-weight filler, capper block and rotary wraparound labeller. It is the latest milestone in a partnership that began in 2023 and has delivered a series of automation and production upgrades across the firm’s sauce and edible-oil operations.
Jonathon Stewart, UK sales director at Autopack, described the partnership as an example of how packaging automation can evolve alongside a manufacturer’s ambitions.
“We’ve worked closely with the P&B (Foods) team over a number of years, supporting them as volumes have increased and helping them remove bottlenecks through targeted investment in higher-capacity equipment,” he explained. “The new high-speed sauce line provides the additional throughput they need while maintaining the levels of reliability and product quality required in a competitive food market.”
In addition to the sauce line developments, Autopack has also delivered several other packaging projects, including equipment for edible oils and specialist filling applications.
Lukasz Szwarczak, production manager from P&B (Foods), added, “One of the most rewarding aspects of this project has been seeing how the partnership has developed over time. Each investment has been made for a clear operational reason, whether increasing capacity, improving automation or supporting business growth. We chose Autopack because of its extensive experience in sauces, edible oils and other viscous product applications, as well as its ability to provide anything from individual machines to complete turnkey lines.”
The new line provides additional capacity for continued expansion while demonstrating how a staged approach to automation can support manufacturers as requirements evolve.
