Danone
Danone ensures the quality and traceability of its products with AVEVA MES
Danone, a global leader in the food industry, pursues a mission of healthier, more sustainable consumption through its One Planet. One Health program. However, the company lacked a standardized approach to ensure process consistency across its sites, and paper-based procedures and reports persisted, weighing on manufacturing performance. In partnership with AVEVA, Danone developed its DANMES solution, based on AVEVA Manufacturing Execution System, using a template-based approach with 15 standard functions, including a dedicated interface to SAP, to facilitate a phased rollout across the group, starting with specialized nutrition. DANMES delivers Danone's license to operate across its entire value chain, ensures the highest level of quality and enables full product traceability. The program reduces waste, supports the group's sustainability goals and improves plant performance, productivity and profitability.
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How does AVEVA MES standardize Danone's multi-site production processes?
Danone co-developed its DANMES solution with AVEVA Manufacturing Execution System, built around 15 configurable standard functions including an SAP interface. This model ensures process consistency across all production sites, from specialized nutrition to consumer product ranges. Each plant benefits from the same MES foundation while retaining the flexibility to customize certain local parameters. It is a repeatable model that accelerates global rollout.
Why is batch traceability strategic in the food industry?
Food safety requires full product traceability, from raw materials to delivery. AVEVA MES automatically records every production step at Danone, making it possible, in the event of an incident, to quickly identify the affected batches and carry out targeted recalls. This capability protects consumer health, safeguards the brand and ensures compliance with increasingly stringent international food safety regulations.
How can a global food producer move from paper to digital?
Paper procedures and reports limit industrial performance: manual data entry, errors and slow consolidation. DANMES, based on AVEVA MES, removes these friction points by digitizing the entire operational flow. Operators work on touchscreens, KPIs are reported in real time and managers make decisions based on reliable data. It is a concrete digital transformation that frees up time and improves the quality of decisions.
What business benefits does an MES bring to a food manufacturer?
DANMES guarantees Danone the highest level of quality, full traceability, waste reduction that contributes to sustainability goals, and measurable improvements in plant productivity and profitability. The MES captures actual equipment utilization, measures performance and feeds financial indicators. For a group driving a program like One Planet. One Health, it is an essential management tool that aligns industrial performance with ESG commitments.
How can an MES be deployed across a global group without disrupting operations?
Danone chose a phased approach, starting with specialized nutrition, which made it possible to validate DANMES in a demanding context before extending it. AVEVA MES, designed for multi-site deployment, includes configurable standard templates that speed up each commissioning. This staggered rollout limits operational risk, builds on lessons learned and offers a predictable path. It is a proven method for successfully carrying out a large-scale industrial digital transformation.