Powering the food and drink manufacturing sector

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As costs rise, margins shrink and the demands of regulators and consumers become ever more demanding, the pressure is on manufacturers to minimise waste, employ resources efficiently and improve their sustainability credentials.

Our experience and expertise underpin an end-to-end delivery model enabling flexible, innovative energy solutions that can help cut costs and downtime, ensure operational resilience and product quality and support ever-greater process automation. 

Food and drink sector customers

Read how food and drink manufacturer organisations are driving results with distributed energy solutions.

Case Study Bakery saves £400,000 pa with CHP

A 1MWe CHP unit helps one of Europe’s largest bakery plants save £400K per year.

Case Study Pet food producer saves 1.7K tonnes of carbon emissions

A pet food producer saves 1.7K tonnes of carbon emissions and eliminates landfill waste with CHP.

Case Study Cogeneration units helps UK supermarket save £1.28m pa

Cogeneration units at 59 stores help a UK supermarket save £1.28M annually.

How energy can enable a profitable future?

Production efficiency

Energy costs for food and drink manufacturers can be high, particularly when refrigeration and heat intensive processes are involved. All too often non-production assets are de-prioritised, leaving companies reliant on ageing, inefficient energy infrastructure, and at risk of costly inefficiencies.

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Resilient operations

Resilient operations are critical to ensure products meet regulatory standards and reduce downtime. Effectively managing potential risks demands a resilient and effective energy supply – an energy strategy that reduces exposure to grid failures and supports efficient management of energy estates is critical.

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Sustainable future

Consumers’ purchasing decisions increasingly reflect their perceptions of a brand’s environmental credentials; manufacturers need to respond quickly to the threat of new ‘green’ competitors. Environmental processes are key to supporting your competitive positioning and strengthening your brand.

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See how we can help your food & drink manufacturing business

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Energy solutions

Food and drink organisations are already benefiting from a range of energy solutions, driving cost and carbon emission benefits.

Energy Insight

Identify energy efficiency opportunities across production processes and highlight potential equipment failures that compromise food safety.

Combined Heat and Power (CHP)

Reduce energy costs and carbon emissions in production facilities where there are combined heat, power and cooling requirements.

Energy Optimisation

Generate revenue by reducing your energy use at peak times with intelligent technology that helps you balance supply and demand.

Renewables

Take advantage of unused real estate to reduce carbon emissions, reduce costs and improve site resilience.

Commercial LED Lighting

Help your business to reduce running costs, improve energy efficiency and help your business be more eco-friendly.

Flexible funding models

Enable deployment of new, more efficient energy technologies, while freeing up capital to invest in automation and innovation.

Blog post 33% of consumers prefer ‘good’ environmental brands

The energy measures food and drink manufacturers can take to enhance environmental performance and…

Blog post Energy accounts for 15% of food and drink manufacturers’ costs, the scope to ease pressure on margins is clear

How better energy usage can increase production efficiency and help improve squeezed margins

Blog post £180 billion a year lost to machine downtime

Improving resilience can reduce downtime, protect quality and safeguard relationships and…

Distributed Future Trends Report

Our new report explains what it means to be a more economic and environmental business that is sustainable and future focused, and the steps you can take to start your journey.

We researched over 1,500 businesses and energy decision-makers in large organisations across 10 countries in 7 sectors to understand the experience businesses are having, how they are adapting to these changes and the changing role of energy.

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Powering the food and drink manufacturing sector

We help food and drink manufacturers stay ahead by improving their operational resilience and production efficiency.

Food and drink sector customers

Case Study Bakery saves £400,000 pa with CHP

Case Study Pet food producer saves 1.7K tonnes of carbon emissions

Case Study Cogeneration units helps UK supermarket save £1.28m pa

How energy can enable a profitable future?

Production efficiency

Resilient operations

Sustainable future

See how we can help your food & drink manufacturing business

Energy solutions

Energy Insight

Combined Heat and Power (CHP)

Energy Optimisation

Renewables

Commercial LED Lighting

Flexible funding models

Read more related information

Blog post 33% of consumers prefer ‘good’ environmental brands

Blog post Energy accounts for 15% of food and drink manufacturers’ costs, the scope to ease pressure on margins is clear

Blog post £180 billion a year lost to machine downtime

Distributed Future Trends Report

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Powering the food and drink manufacturing sector

We help food and drink manufacturers stay ahead by improving their operational resilience and production efficiency.

Food and drink sector customers

Case Study Bakery saves £400,000 pa with CHP

Case Study Pet food producer saves 1.7K tonnes of carbon emissions

Case Study Cogeneration units helps UK supermarket save £1.28m pa

How energy can enable a profitable future?

Production efficiency

Resilient operations

Sustainable future

See how we can help your food & drink manufacturing business

Energy solutions

Energy Insight

Combined Heat and Power (CHP)

Energy Optimisation

Renewables

Commercial LED Lighting

Flexible funding models

Read more related information

Blog post 33% of consumers prefer ‘good’ environmental brands

Blog post Energy accounts for 15% of food and drink manufacturers’ costs, the scope to ease pressure on margins is clear

Blog post £180 billion a year lost to machine downtime

Distributed Future Trends Report