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Pet food rollercoaster

With a new logistics centre and a high bay warehouse, Bewital

petfood is taking its products up to 37 metres. The company
is focusing on optimising its logistics solutions with regard to
production and delivery.

Under the stewardship of Dr Ju r- food in Germany. “Here in Mu ns- was previously spread across
gen Wigger and his sister Ulrike terland, my father began manu- the company site, the high bay
Petershagen, Bewital petfood facturing rearing feed for young warehouse has now become
has developed into a modern livestock back in 1963,” says Dr the pivotal point for all finished
manufacturer of dog and cat Ju rgen Wigger. “Over the last few products.
years we have built the company Almost in the manner of a roller-
up step by step and specialised coaster, all pallets are stored and
in dog and cat food that contains removed automatically here on
a large quantity of fresh meat.” 15 levels. This creates space
that Bewital is using to expand
Logistics and production its moist food production. “Moist
Since 2015 Bewital has been food has become a very impor-
producing both dry and moist tant product segment for us; the
food in its own plant on the com- majority of our growth in recent
pany’s premises. Speciality re- years has been attributable to
tailers are thus offered a feeding this,” explains Dr Ju rgen Wig-
concept in which the two assort- ger. The high bay warehouse
ments are coordinated to one has room for over 13 000 pallets
another. As moist food has be- and four times this quantity can
come a significant sales driver, be stored or removed per hour.
the need for further production At full capacity, the daily amount
facilities has grown quickly. The of moist food processed is ex-
newly constructed logistics cen- pected to increase more than
With over 13 000 pallet spaces, all pallets are stored or removed tre creates new possibilities in twofold. “We can thus offer our
automatically on 15 levels. this regard: while warehousing retail partners optimal logistics

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