UK-based cheese supplier Dairygold Food Ingredients has announced a £1.1m investment in a new slicing line at its site in Cheshire, which will further improve its offering to foodservice and manufacturing customers.
The new line will enable the company to slice and pack cheese in shingle stack format, as well as a variety of new industry-ready packaging formats made possible by an integrated thermoformer.
The new line will also enable Dairygold Food Ingredients to pack its cheese slices with a nitrogen/oxygen gas flush, which will deliver a longer shelf life for customers on receipt as well as enhanced product quality.
Dairygold Food Ingredients head of operations Keith Stokes said: “Shingle stack format is ideal for manufacturers and foodservice outlets which are producing food to be eaten on the go, such as sandwiches. In busy foodservice and manufacturing environments, both speed and availability of product are key. Not only do shingle stack packs allow cheese slices to be peeled away quickly and easily when they’re needed, but their format means every slice is visible, allowing our customers to see at a glance when they are running low.
“The new, state-of-the-art machine will also deliver a highly accurate slicing format, eliminating variation in product quality or weight – another essential element in the competitive foodservice and manufacturing environments where consistency is key.
“Using the right format of cheese can make an enormous difference to our customers, in terms of flavour, functionality, convenience and speed. That’s why we are dedicated to investing in new formats to enable our customers to deliver dishes that are both cost-effective and of the highest quality.”
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