Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has announced plans to invest an additional $105.5 million for a new Warmfill Line at its Moorabbin plant in Victoria.
Expected to be operational in first quarter of 2026, the Nitro-Warmfill Line will enable the production of the complete Powerade and Fuze Tea beverage range. It will have the capacity to deliver up to 17.8-million-unit cases to the network annually, delivering up to 640 bottles per minute and when operating at full capacity. This will increase the site’s overall capacity by an additional 23%.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Australia Managing Director Orlando Rodriguez says CCEP’s success as a company is underpinned by its relationship with its customers.
“Establishing and expanding local operations in Moorabbin brings us closer to the end-consumer, enabling us to produce, distribute and sell beverages to more customers with greater efficiency and more sustainably,” he says.
Mr Rodriguez adds that this investment is an exciting milestone for CCEP as the business prepares for accelerated growth, particularly in the sporting beverage category
“Investing in the sports category is central to our overarching growth ambitions and reflects our strong belief in this sector,” he says, “as highlighted by our support of community and sporting organisations, including the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, and recently being named the Official Sports Hydration Partner of the Hungry Jacks National Basketball League and Cygnett Women’s National Basketball League.”
The new Warmfill Line is an extension to the existing manufacturing facility at Moorabbin, which includes an advanced canning line.
The new development includes construction of a “cutting-edge” 4200sqm manufacturing hall, the installation of a “high-speed” 640 bottle per minute Nitro-Warmfill line, and comprehensive upgrades to water treatment, electrical systems, compressed air, nitrogen dosing, heating and cooling systems, and a syrup room for Warmfill product manufacturing.
