Suppliers of top quality food

Press, 7 December 1988, Page 35

Suppliers of top quality food

Baker Kist, a Christ-church-oriented company which supplies delicious pies, savouries, cakes, doughnuts and yeast products around the city, has outgrown its premises in only three years since it was established. It has moved to a new bakery in Curries Road, Woolston, which will be officially opened by the Mayor, Sir Hamish Hay, on Friday, December 9. In planning the new bakery, Baker Kist set out to meet export standards in hygiene and efficiency. Although the company is not exporting yet, it will do so when the opportunity arises. The bakery has greatly improved working conditions with excellent lighting, ventilation and stringent control measures. Baker Kist’s growth during a time of economic uncertainty is due to service, says the manager, Win McDonald. Orders taken each day are baked

and delivered within hours to trade lunchbars, superettes, dairies, service stations and schools. Only high quality raw materials are used, in accordance with the motto of ensuring customer satisfaction. “In many ways our recipes are the same as mother used to make. We avoid salt-based flavourings in favour of natural seasonings. We select fresh products and we use natural flavourings instead of artificial.

“Our yeast products are some of the last still made the traditional way. We do this because we know people want real flavours. “In our ‘getfresh’ pies, the flaky pastry and chunky beef pieces are two of the secrets that make them so fresh and nourishing. Our increasing sales are proof this is what Cantabrians want,” says Win McDonald. Handling and processing foods requires pride, care, cleanliness and

science. The only accurate assessment of food hygiene is to have the ability to measure microorganisms which exist in all foods. Baker Kist has a close association with Sorenson Laboratories to ensure the highest standard of food handling at every step of the Baker Kist baking process.