Delifrance UK reports on its £30m investment programme, first announced in October, which is boosting its capacity for supplying rustic breads to foodservice and retail.
It has taken three years of planning to specify, design and install a state-of-the-art stone baked bread line, believed to be the largest and most technologically advanced in the UK.
The line facilitates large-scale production of multiple varieties of rustic bread utilising the latest technology in dough lamination, weight regulation and control systems.
Managing director, Ian Dobbie, said, “With the surge in interest in baking and customers being as discerning over their sandwich carrier as their sandwich filling, we are experiencing an unprecedented demand for affordable, rustic breads.
“Our new line and modernised bakery will satisfy this demand by supplying both retail and foodservice customers with ranges which replicate the key characteristics of artisanal breads, but in large volumes.”