Tetra Pak lays the foundation for AI-ready food production with Factory OS

Tetra Pak has unveiled its next-generation automation and digitalisation (A&D) portfolio, Tetra Pak Factory OS, designed to transform food and beverage manufacturing by delivering contextualised, real-time insights.

Launched at Gulfood Manufacturing in Dubai, this new suite of modular, open, and scalable smart factory technologies directly addresses core industry challenges: navigating market volatility, meeting ambitious sustainability targets, and bridging the gap in digital expertise across the food and beverage (F&B) sector.

At the heart of Factory OS is a new open data integration platform that connects equipment and systems across the entire processing and packaging ecosystem. This platform unifies fragmented operational data into a single, real-time view, enabling smarter, faster decision-making.

A recent comparative study highlights the imperative for this level of integration, showing that highly automated beverage factories achieve:

• 20% higher overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
• 45% lower product waste
• 20% fewer packaging line stops

Sean Sims, vice president, automation &solutions at Tetra Pak, emphasised the strategic value of contextualised data: “Today, food and beverage producers are under enormous pressure. They must deliver more with fewer resources—less water, less energy, less waste — all while maintaining quality and reducing costs. Our next-generation portfolio transforms complexity into clarity. By combining contextualised data — the foundation of effective AI adoption—with high performing equipment automation, Tetra Pak Factory OS gives F&B producers the confidence to act decisively in an increasingly volatile market.”

Charles Brand, executive vice president, processing solutions & equipment at Tetra Pak, positioned the launch as a long-term strategic investment: “Tetra Pak Factory OS is more than a technology portfolio – it embodies our vision for the future of food and beverage manufacturing. Designed for the next decade and beyond, it enables producers to build the factory of the future, where resilience, efficiency and sustainability go hand in hand.”

The portfolio was developed in collaboration with Accenture and is supported by a robust ecosystem including Siemens, Rockwell Automation, and Inductive Automation, with Tetra Pak’s deep F&B sector expertise ensuring the technology delivers tangible production impact.

Tetra Pak Factory OS is available globally and is being showcased at Gulfood Manufacturing, Dubai, 4-6 November. To learn more about how Tetra Pak is building the factories of the future, visit www.tetrapak.com/FutureFactory.