Plant Setup & Commissioning for Food & Beverage
From site selection to the first trial batch, we help you build a plant that works as planned and has room to expand, with one point of coordination.
Built right the first time
Site, layout, machinery and utilities decisions lock in your costs, hygiene and capacity for years. We coordinate them as one system, so the plant you commission is the plant you planned.
FOBICA is your single point of coordination with machinery suppliers, utility contractors and civil teams, from installation through commissioning and trial production.
Problems we solve
- Layouts that block hygiene, flow or future expansion
- Machines that do not match product, capacity or budget
- Utilities sized too small, or far too large
- Delays from uncoordinated vendors
- Slow, unstable start-up after installation
Nine parts of a well-built plant
Site selection support
Assess locations for water and raw-material availability, utilities, logistics, market access and approvals.
Plant layout
Hygienic zoning, material and people flow, and space for expansion.
Machinery selection
Match machines to product, capacity, level of automation and budget.
Technology selection
Process technologies that suit product quality, shelf life and cost.
Vendor coordination
One point of coordination across machinery, utility and civil vendors.
Installation & commissioning support
Supervise installation, testing and handover against agreed specifications.
Production line planning
Line sequencing, balancing and integration from raw material to dispatch.
Utilities planning
Water, power, compressed air, steam or refrigeration, CIP and effluent needs.
Trial production support
Trial runs, troubleshooting and stabilisation before commercial production.
Built for four kinds of client
Entrepreneurs
Building a first plant that must be right-sized and compliant.
Investors
Want execution risk controlled and every cost visible.
Existing manufacturers
Adding lines, capacity or a second site.
Brand owners
Moving from co-packing to their own manufacturing.
Concentrated in Plan and Implement
- Understand
- Analyse
- Plan
- Implement
- Optimise
- Grow
Typical deliverables
- Site evaluation report
- Hygienic layout drawings
- Machinery list and specifications
- Utility requirement sheet
- Installation and commissioning checklist
- Trial production report
Plant setup questions
How long does it take to set up a beverage plant?
It depends on product, capacity, site readiness, machinery lead times and approvals. We build a realistic, milestone-based timeline during planning.
Can you work with an existing building?
Yes. We assess whether it can support a hygienic layout, the utilities you need and room to expand, before you commit.
Do you support commissioning and trial production?
Yes. We support installation, commissioning, trial runs and stabilisation until the line is ready for commercial production.
Can licences run in parallel with the build?
Yes. Regulatory Support runs alongside plant setup so documentation and approvals do not hold up your start date.
Planning a new plant or line?
Tell us about your product, capacity and site. We will come back with a clear next step.