Coca-Cola Ballina named one of world’s most advanced manufacturers

The digital transformation of the site has led to a 6.8% increase in production at the Ballina plant in 3 years

The announcement today follows several years of significant investment to fund a transformation programme at the Mayo facility. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

Coca-Cola Ballina has been recognised by the World Economic Forum as one of the world’s most advanced manufacturers.

The plant has been added to the Global Lighthouse Network, a World Economic Forum platform that recognises leading manufacturers that use Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, Cloud Computing and Big Data to increase productivity, advance sustainability and build supply chain resilience.