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Case Study – Giving South Africa’s favourite chips the competitive edge

GIVING SOUTH AFRICA’S FAVOURITE CHIPS THE COMPETITIVE EDGE

The snacks industry is competitive. Producers need to closely manage costs and build a strong brand and reputation in order to compete.

With potential savings of 40 000kl water and up to R1 600 000, TalbotAnalytics is assisting one of South Africa’s favourite snack manufactures reduce operating costs and meet sustainability targets.

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Scale of Process 

  • Full production process
  • Volume

Benefits

  • Water usage aligned to production
  • Reduced water usage by >35%
  • Current reduced cost by ± R70 000 / month
  • Reduced wastewater generation, treatment & discharge
  • Improved Water Security
  • Transparency of water usage across the process
  • Increased brand competitiveness

Services Provided  

  • Live, holistic process water model & visuals
  • Identification of water reduction opportunities
  • Inefficiency root-cause analysis
  • Machine learning process control
  • Usage spike flagging and alerts
  • Remote technical support
  • Machine learning predictive consumption mapping
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