‘Biggest and most exciting’ investment in 40 years

A £31M investment to modernise equipment and improve efficiencies was the “biggest and most exciting”​ outlay at Allied Bakeries’ Stevenage site in 40 years, the firm’s general manger Russell Zaple told Food Manufacture.   ​

The bulk of the investment in the site was made once Zaple had “made the jump”​ and left his logistics role at Allied and joined his current production position.

Zaple joined Allied 11 years’ ago as logistic manager, following a career at logistics firms such as TNT.

The scout and rugby club volunteer Zaple told us the firm had invested in a new bread facility capable of producing 9,000 loaves per hour, five new silos, a sieving area, mixing facilities, rounders, rollers and a prover.

All this is part of Allied Bakeries’ £210M investment across its five manufacturing sites.  

The firm produces bread for the Kingsmill, Allinson and Burgen brands.

Read the feature in full​ to find out more about the investment.