When a PepsiCo production facility needed a tune-up, they reached out to KEES, a manufacturer whose custom HVAC solutions are designed to meet the stringent safety standards of large-scale food production.
PepsiCo is a multinational food production conglomerate known for iconic brands like Pepsi, Lay's, Gatorade, and Doritos. The company generated $94 billion in net revenue in 2024, making them the second-largest food and beverage company in the world. To meet market demand, PepsiCo's production facilities need to run at optimal efficiency. They partnered with KEES for custom HVAC infrastructure designed to improve facility productivity.
Project Requirements
One of the largest production facilities in PepsiCo's portfolio, located in Stone Mountain, Georgia, needed to increase its production five-fold by the end of 2025. The facility's HVAC infrastructure required an upgrade that met food production safety standards.
KEES supplied PepsiCo with 13 custom drop box diffusers – 12 aluminum six-sided drop boxes and one stainless steel four-sided drop box – that provided more complete air distribution coverage in large spaces. The aluminum diffusers featured double-wall construction, drum louvers, and hexagonal drain pans, which no other manufacturer in the industry offers. The stainless-steel diffuser, with drum louvers, and a drain pan, was specially manufactured for use in an area of the facility where frequent wash-downs and sanitation processes take place.
With improved airflow and drainage thanks to KEES's HVAC solutions, the expanded PepsiCo facility is on track to produce more than 65 million cases of product each year going forward.
Why KEES
Giant food processing facilities, like the PepsiCo Stone Mountain plant, require HVAC components that stand up to constant sanitation and heavy use. KEES products are custom-built to endure the strict sanitary processes of food production while optimizing airflow and drainage.
For this project, we provided drop box diffusers specialized for PepsiCo's facility. The construction and materials were customized to meet the needs of the plant's production environment, ensuring the facility will run at peak efficiency for years to come.
Like this project with PepsiCo and others, KEES is called on for our unique capacity for custom work. We design and build high-quality, customized solutions that meet the toughest standards of large-scale food production.