Grupo GEPP Enhances Sustainability with Returnable PET Bottling Solutions

Grupo GEPP PepsiCo Bottler Boosts Sustainability with Returnable PET

Grupo GEPP provides 44 production services dedicated to the engineering and delivery of renowned international brands, including 7Up, Gatorade, Lipton, and Pepsi, and owns the brands Garci-Crespo and Epura. With a workforce of exceptional 46,000 employees, Grupo GEPP stands out as one of the major private segment employers in Mexico. In 2014 and 2021, PepsiCo bestowed GEPP the worldwide ‘Bottler of the Year’ award. In line with its sturdy promise to sustainability, GEPP accepted PepsiCo’s approach in 2018 to decrease the utilization of virgin plastics.

Reusability plays an important part in supporting PepsiCo’s wider ecological goals, comprising decreasing first-use plastic per portion by 50%, growing returnable packages from 10% to 20% by 2030, and attaining net-zero releases by 2040.

GEPP selected to collaborate with Sidel, identifying the company’s confirmed proficient in executing returnable bottling explanations and the presentation recompences of combined skills.

In 2018, Sidel maintained with the fitting of a fractional returnable glass bottle (RGB) line at GEPP’s Puebla capability. Building on this accomplishment, a returnable PET and glass stripe was custom-made in Apodaca in 2019. And in 2020, Sidel transported a comprehensive returnable PET line in Guadalajara, intended to handle 2L, 2.5L, and 3L set-ups, with integral competence to put up RGB in the upcoming. And 2021, Sidel also transported a new returnable PET line and glass line in Merida.

The returnable PET and glass lines show the advanced EvoFILL Glass, a progressive level probe filler that associations ideal hygienic situations with superior flexibility, and the Hydra bottle washer, which improves washing efficiency while decreasing chemical and water feeding, as well as the total cost of ownership (TCO).

Ascención Sánchez, Sidel’s Account Manager, expressed,

“This ongoing collaboration exemplifies how long-term partnerships grounded in reliability, service excellence, and technical knowledge-sharing can enhance operational efficiency, support sustainable business practices, and help customers successfully navigate the evolving demands of the beverage industry.”