Polski
A Quarter of a Billion Złoty for New Production Lines and the Most Expensive Warehouse in Polish Brewing History
The last week of September 2026 shows that Poland's beverage industry is investing boldly, even though the non-alcoholic drinks and beer market is far from generous to producers. Capri Sun, Krynica Vitamin and Cenos together announced more than a quarter of a billion złoty for new and upgraded plants, while Kompania Piwowarska opened a PLN 200 million high-bay warehouse in Poznań that will reshape packaged beer logistics across the entire country.
01 · Production Investments
Capri Sun, Krynica Vitamin and Cenos: a quarter of a billion złoty for new production capacity [1]
Three independent projects have one thing in common - all of them benefit from support under the Polish Investment Zone and are set to boost the country's beverage and processed-food production capacity.
Capri Sun will expand its plant in Stargard, allocating EUR 70 million to the investment. The new lines are meant to meet growing demand for beverages in Poland as well as in selected markets across Central and Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. The first phase is scheduled for completion by the end of 2027, and the project is expected to create around 120 new jobs in Stargard.
Krynica Vitamin is going a step further, building an entirely new plant in Żłobnica, within the Kleszczów Industrial Zone, under the umbrella of the Łódź Special Economic Zone. The qualifying investment costs exceed PLN 206 million, and the company can count on a tax relief of up to roughly PLN 103 million. The plant is due to start operating by the end of 2030 and is expected to secure at least 116 new jobs, maintained through at least 2031 - by Polish standards, an investment spread over a remarkably long time horizon.
Smaller in scale but no less significant is Cenos's project in Prostki near Ełk. The company will invest PLN 52 million in modernizing the plant, new machinery, robotizing production lines and building an in-house cold store - all geared toward producing fruit and vegetable preserves, confectionery goods and dietary supplements. Support comes from the Suwałki Special Economic Zone, and the investment will preserve the roughly 150 existing jobs while adding 7 new positions.
Taken together, this is a clear signal that beverage and processed-food producers still see Poland as a place worth committing tens of millions of złoty to - even amid a generally tough beverage market and rising energy and packaging costs. For suppliers of bottling lines, packaging machinery and robotic systems, it's a concrete pointer to where real investment demand will flow in the coming years.
02 · Logistics and Automation
Kompania Piwowarska completes the most expensive logistics investment in its history [2]
While some are building new production lines, Kompania Piwowarska is betting on smart logistics for packaged beer. On September 30, a high-bay warehouse went into operation at the brewery in Poznań - a PLN 200 million investment, the largest logistics project in the company's history.
The new facility covers 7,000 sqm, stands around 40 meters tall and can hold 40,000 pallets. Combined with existing infrastructure, this raises the brewery's total storage capacity from 20,000 to 60,000 pallets - enough stock to fill around 1,350 fully loaded trucks, or roughly 60 million cans of beer ready for dispatch at any given moment.
The key change, however, lies in the distribution model rather than sheer capacity. Automation and consolidation of the warehouse network will allow the share of deliveries made directly from the brewery to rise from 50% to around 90%. Fewer intermediate satellite warehouses mean shorter, simpler routes - and a real reduction in CO2 emissions across the packaged beer supply chain. This is part of the broader logistics optimization strategy Kompania Piwowarska has been pursuing for several years, and proof that competitive advantage in the brewing industry increasingly hinges not just on the recipe, but on how well-run the warehouse is.
Summary
Summary
This week shows two sides of the same coin: on one hand, investment in new production capacity for beverages and processed foods (Capri Sun, Krynica Vitamin, Cenos); on the other, investment in logistics and distribution automation for packaged products (Kompania Piwowarska). Both trends share a common thread: packaging, and its journey from the production line to the store shelf, matters today just as much as the product inside the bottle or can.
If you're interested in packaging technologies, warehouse automation and the latest beverage production lines, join us at DRINK Packaging Expo 2026 (Targi Opakowań do Napojów) - it's there that the industry showcases live the solutions behind investments like these.
Invitation
New bottling lines, production robots and high-bay warehouses - these are the very technologies behind the investments from Capri Sun, Krynica Vitamin, Cenos and Kompania Piwowarska, and you'll see them live at DRINK Packaging Expo 2026. Meet the suppliers of machinery, packaging lines and automation systems driving this wave of investment. Book your spot and find out how to plan your own expansion of production capacity or logistics.
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[1] Portal Spożywczy — https://www.portalspozywczy.pl/logistyka/wiadomosci/capri-sun-krynica-vitamin-i-cenos-inwestuja-miliony-duze-projekty-branzy-spozywczej-w-polsce,293382.html[2] dlahandlu.pl — https://www.dlahandlu.pl/detal-hurt/wielka-inwestycja-producenta-piwa-w-polsce-otwarcie-30-wrzesnia,173954.html