Medicated sweet variability: a six sigma application at a UK food manufacturer

This paper looks at a successful application of the six sigma improvement methodology within a UK confectionery plant of a major food producer. This site, in southern England produces 180,000 tons of confectionery per annum and is part of a global organisation, which employs 30,000 people world wide, with gross sales of $13 billion per annum.

This site has played an important role in the establishment of the organisation's European business, where the pace of growth has been dictated by the pace of innovation in the markets and how fast the supply business could build more capacity. Today, the confectionery...