Case Study: Global wine company increases production with new case packers
The Royal Wine Corporation was seeking ways to increase its bottle packaging line speed to keep up with booming demand for its wines, spirits and liqueurs. The family-owned company moved from Europe to the United States in 1948 and is recognized as the unequivocal leader in the kosher wine and beverage industry. Royal’s portfolio includes nearly 60 brands, which hail from Italy, Israel, France, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Hungary, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Canada and the United States.
In addition to its focus on quality, range of products, and modern production methods, Bayonne, NJ based Royal looks to be a leader in innovative packaging and marketing. That’s why production and equipment purchasing chief Solomon Schwartz went looking for a faster case packer to help him increase output at the busy packaging plant. After starting with one automated case packer that more than doubled output, Schwartz was hooked. He recently changed over two additional lines to the automated case packers, ultimately creating enough capacity so Royal could even become a co-packer if it chose to. The switch to automated packaging also reduced packaging line workforce needs. Employees could be assigned to other duties and temporary workers no longer needed.