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How coffee manufacturers are automating palletizing (with payback under 1 Year)

Coffee production is growing worldwide.

From roasted beans to capsules and pods, manufacturers are increasing output to meet rising demand. Capsule formats such as Dolce Gusto® and other single-serve systems continue to expand in both retail and food service.

But while packaging technology has evolved quickly, many coffee plants still rely on manual palletizing at the end of the line.

That’s becoming increasingly difficult to sustain.

Operators are harder to hire. Labor costs are rising. And palletizing remains one of the most repetitive jobs on the production floor.

As a result, many coffee manufacturers are now looking at automating palletizing to stabilize operations and reduce labor pressure.

Recently, a major European coffee manufacturer faced exactly this situation.

Their goal was simple: remove manual palletizing from their capsule packaging lines without creating a complex robotics project.

Élisabeth Ste-Marie
By Élisabeth Ste-Marie
on Mar 19, 2026 in Palletizing. 5 min read time
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