Why Change?
Priestley’s Gourmet Delights, Brisbane, Australia were convinced that continued growth in their bakery business lie in finding a cost saving alternative to the metal baking tins. Their bakery growth was being restricted to the number of tins that could be turned around and washed in 24 hours.
It is recognised that labour is the single biggest cost in the bakery. By reducing the number of tasks from 15 to 5 more baked products could be produced by less people
Old Method
Select Metal Pan
Spray Release
Line with Silicon Paper
Add Ingredients
Cook
De-tin
Strip off Silicon Paper
Add Cardboard Base
Transport Tin to Wash up
Wash up
Store Bulky Tins
Portion Product
Wrap Product
Box Product
Ship
Number of Tasks: 15 |
New Method
Form Tray
Not Required
Not Required
Add Ingredients
Cook
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Portion Product
Not Required
Not Required
Ship
Number of Tasks 5 |
Priestley’s have also made significant material savings and have eliminated annually the following from the waste stream:
62,500 sheets of silicon paper
125,000 cardboard bases
150,000 meters of ‘Cling Film’
1,250 litres of detergent (plus water and energy to heat the water)
125,000 corrugated shipping containers
2,100 cans of spray oil
You can visit Priestley’s at www.priestleys-gourmet.com.au |
