PepsiCo has opened an automated warehouse worth around $10 million at its plant in Grodzisk Mazowiecki near Warsaw. The investment expands storage capacity and is designed to reduce internal transport and handling between different stages of the logistics process.
The facility uses an automated storage and retrieval system, or ASRS, connecting the plant’s palletising area with the warehouse and dispatch zone. A significant share of pallet movements can therefore take place automatically.
Capacity rises to around 10,000 pallets
The project added roughly 2,000 pallet positions. The warehouse can now hold around 10,000 pallets, with close to 8,000 handled by the automated system.
PepsiCo estimates that the new setup will support as many as 300 additional direct deliveries each month. Ultimately, all export shipments and most deliveries to distribution centres are expected to leave directly from Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Automation changes logistics and jobs
Construction began in 2025. Mecalux supplied the warehouse automation, while Trasko carried out construction work. Around 60 to 70 people are expected to work in the facility, with some employees moving from manual tasks to roles involving the operation and maintenance of automated systems.
The company also expects fewer internal transports and handling operations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by around 200 tonnes annually. The stacker cranes used in the warehouse are designed to recover part of the energy generated during their operating cycle.
