Britvic awards IT contract to Atos Origin

The deal follows a three-year contract awarded in 2008 for applications management. For this new contract Atos Origin and Britvic have agreed a different commercial arrangement where the fee is based on transactions delivered. Rob Pritchard, group IT director at Britvic, says the new approach provides the international drinks manufacturer with more flexibility to better plan and budget for services in line with its business processes. "As we consolidate our leading position in the market and further grow our presence overseas, following our recent acquisition of Fruité Enterpises in France, we need flexible, cost efficient IT systems that can support our business operations and ensure we deliver the products our customers want when they want them," says Pritchard. "The solution from Atos Origin meets these requirements, which is why we have taken the decision to extend our relationship." Atos Origin provides support from both the UK and its Indian delivery centres in Mumbai. It will help Britvic to better address critical business challenges, such as enabling the supply chain to prepare for the international growth and to ensure that it can continue to respond fast to peaks in demand for its products.