Case Study: Cloetta achieves secure, cloud‑ready global SD‑WAN and reduced costs with HPE Aruba Networking

Confectionary leader transforms WAN and security to underpin global cloud and secure SaaS strategy

Cloetta, one of Europe’s leading confectionery manufacturers, sought to modernize its global network to support a new smart, low‑carbon production site in the Netherlands and broader digital transformation. The company needed to scale and integrate networks across many locations, accelerate cloud and SaaS adoption, support a dispersed workforce, automate management, and ensure consistent, secure application performance for smart manufacturing and IoT initiatives.

Cloetta implemented a standardized Aruba architecture—EdgeConnect SD‑WAN, Orchestrator, WLAN, campus switches and AirWave—to unify LAN/WLAN/SD‑WAN management and integrate cloud security services. The rollout delivered seamless, automated application performance and routing, zero‑touch provisioning, faster IoT and digital deployments, improved visibility and security, and major cost savings (MPLS usage fell from ~40% to close to 1%), enabling the company’s cloud‑first and smart‑factory objectives.

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GertJan Minkels

Infrastructure Solution Architect