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06/12/2004
Allied Bakeries announce £2m investment
Enterprise, Trade and Invesment Minister, Barry Gardiner, has announced a £2 million investment by a leading Northern Ireland bakery.
The venture will see Allied Bakeries Ireland invest in two new state-of-the-art hotplates which will enable the bakery, which already sells over one million pancakes per week, to increase its production capacity from 10,000 pancakes per hour to a staggering 26,000 pancakes per hour – an increase of 160%.
Mr Gardiner, who visited the company to officially switch on the new state-of-the-art hotplate on Monday, said: “This investment will allow Allied Bakeries to grow the pancake market in Northern Ireland and to secure additional export sales in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
“The local bakery industry has faced some challenges in recent years and it is encouraging to see this level of confidence, innovation and bold management.”
Alan Hempton, managing director of Allied Bakeries Ireland, said: “This investment represents a massive commitment on behalf of Allied Bakeries to the Northern Ireland bakery industry and in particular to the pancake category which we believe is ripe for development. Our pancake volumes have experienced 7% growth year on year over the past four years, with some 35% of our sales being exported to the Republic of Ireland.
“In order to facilitate continued growth and develop the market, we have invested heavily in a completely new pancake production line which will enable us to produce well over three million pancakes per week.”
Allied Bakeries Ireland currently employs 350 members of staff in Northern Ireland and already sells over one million pancakes per week thanks to its main brands including Kingsmill, Sunblest, Allinson and Burgen.
(MB)
The venture will see Allied Bakeries Ireland invest in two new state-of-the-art hotplates which will enable the bakery, which already sells over one million pancakes per week, to increase its production capacity from 10,000 pancakes per hour to a staggering 26,000 pancakes per hour – an increase of 160%.
Mr Gardiner, who visited the company to officially switch on the new state-of-the-art hotplate on Monday, said: “This investment will allow Allied Bakeries to grow the pancake market in Northern Ireland and to secure additional export sales in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
“The local bakery industry has faced some challenges in recent years and it is encouraging to see this level of confidence, innovation and bold management.”
Alan Hempton, managing director of Allied Bakeries Ireland, said: “This investment represents a massive commitment on behalf of Allied Bakeries to the Northern Ireland bakery industry and in particular to the pancake category which we believe is ripe for development. Our pancake volumes have experienced 7% growth year on year over the past four years, with some 35% of our sales being exported to the Republic of Ireland.
“In order to facilitate continued growth and develop the market, we have invested heavily in a completely new pancake production line which will enable us to produce well over three million pancakes per week.”
Allied Bakeries Ireland currently employs 350 members of staff in Northern Ireland and already sells over one million pancakes per week thanks to its main brands including Kingsmill, Sunblest, Allinson and Burgen.
(MB)
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