Case Study: InBev achieves 25% EBITDA improvement and major efficiency gains with Hitachi Vantara

Creating top tier, cost efficient breweries across five continents

InBev, the world’s leading brewer by volume, engaged Hitachi Vantara to help achieve a targeted 25% EBITDA increase over three years by reducing costs, sharing best practices and realizing economies of scale. Hitachi Vantara provided a Manufacturing Solution along with Digital and Manufacturing Consulting and Supply Chain Optimization services to shape and execute InBev’s Voyager Plant Optimization (VPO) program and establish “The InBev Way of Working” across global operations.

Hitachi Vantara ran pilot projects at four breweries using a Closework® approach—conducting gap assessments, embedding project teams, transferring skills and preparing for global rollout—which led all pilot sites to exceed operational and financial targets within 10 months. Hitachi Vantara’s engagement delivered measurable results: 15% higher brewing throughput, 15–20% average OEE gains in packaging, 40% shorter changeover times, 8% energy reduction and 10–20% labor-efficiency improvements, and left InBev with a globally adopted set of practices and KPIs.