Food and Beverage

The numerous demands made on the food and beverage industry range from health and financial issues to environmental concerns. For example:

• Meeting stringent health and safety requirements
• Increased need to control production costs, enhance performance efficiency and remain competitive
• Consumer sensitivities and awareness of brands (and their underlying guarantees in terms of quality and food safety)
• Respect for the environment:
• strict wastewater and discharge levels to avoid pollution
• minimising water intake from the natural environment

Water is one of the first ingredients used to manufacture food as process water for beverages, ready meals or dairy products. It is also a processing aid (cleaning water, transport water), as well as used in its other forms as steam or ice (boiler feed water, cooling water, refrigeration/freezing).

With water acknowledged as such a vital asset to this industry, food and beverages manufacturers are realising that effective management of this asset will allow them to:

• Enhance food safety and compliance with regulations
• Reduce water management costs
• Meet production requirements
• Optimise wastewater management

Perfecting specific solutions for the food and beverages industry, Veolia Water has combined technological expertise and customised services to manage the entire water cycle, from the supply of high grade water to treating effluent. We also provide innovative solutions that help our clients meet environmental targets.

Owing to the increasing regulations surrounding wastewater discharge, an increasing number of Food and Beverage sites are setting up their own wastewater treatment plants. Veolia Water can design and construct whole treatment plants, provide maintenance and use recovered water in secondary processes.

Our comprehensive range of technologies and services means we can provide our clients with:

• Safe and clean process water
• A continuous and reliable water supply
• Cost reductions (in water and energy)
• Production guarantees
• Full operation and maintenance of water plants
• Odour pollution control
• Ongoing development to increase the capacity of wastewater treatment plants
• Treatment solutions for fats and oils
• Sludge control

Our experience spans all sectors of this industry and our services have been applied to:

• Dairy products
• Meat and slaughterhouse activity
• Brewing, wine and spirits
• Water bottling and soft drinks
• Fruit and vegetable processing