I had the most fascinating date last
Sunday when together with other moms and kids got to take a look at the most
modern bread factory in the country: The Gardenia Plant.
Who knew that one of the country’s
leading educational tours takes place in a…bakery (albeit on a massive scale).
With more than 2.5 million visitors in
the last 10 years, majority of whom are students from 15,000 different schools,
this obviously isn’t your run-of-the-mill neighborhood panaderia.
State-of-the-art plant that can produce
650,000 loaves and buns daily
Gardenia’s plant in Biñan, Laguna has
been one of the top educational field trip destinations in the country since it
opens the factory for free plant visits. The company showcases its world-class
bread manufacturing facility that is ISO and HACCP certified, giving consumers
the assurance of product quality and food safety in a well-sanitized bakery
environment.
It is the company’s pride and joy where,
each day, 650,000 loaves of bread and snack items are produced in a fully
automated facility, untouched by human hands. Gardenia’s plant in Laguna is
toured by as much as 3,000 to 8,000 visitors a day.
Baking breads untouched by human hands
The plant tour aims to impart to the
students the knowledge about modern bread production that is untouched by human
hands. Additionally, it promotes the importance of proper nutrition and sanitation
practices as foundations to a healthy mind and body, and as well values
education.
While Gardenia’s secrets to success will
be shared to visitors via an audio-visual presentation (AVP), the most exciting
part of the program is the actual catwalk tour of the visitors as they enjoy
viewing the complete plant facility and step-by-step process of baking breads,
the Gardenia way. Nobody leaves the factory without taking their good poses
with a bread sample at the photo opportunity areas. No wonder they cannot
forget their unusual field trip, baking breads untouched by human hands!
Making bread the Gardenia way is
fascinating and educational for kids and adults alike - to see how staple food,
like bread, is made on such a massive scale.
To view thousands of loaves stacked in
tiers on two spiral coolers and know that only the finest ingredients from all
over the world are used, is an
awe-inspiring and fun learning experience
The process makes children respect the
food they eat and teaches them to appreciate the lengths the people of Gardenia
go through to make sure the bread they get is fresh, safe, delicious and
nutritious.
Giving a unique learning experience and
values enhancement
The tour serves as an educational and
informational activity providing visitors a unique learning experience. Gardenia’s
free plant tour is another manifestation of Gardenia’s commitment to people. It
is educational but also equally fascinating, delightful and delicious—thanks to
the free samples that welcome visitors at the end of the tour.
Like everything else it does, Gardenia
has taken the extra step—a bold step, when one considers the time, expense and
logistics of hosting thousands of visitors per day—to accommodate you and take
a free tour to the most modern bread factory ever in the country.
Gardenia’s plant in Laguna is located in
Laguna International Industrial Park (LIIP), Mamplasan, Biñan, Laguna. To book
for free plant tour, just visit Gardenia’s website and download a booking form
at www.gardenia.com.ph or call (02) 845
0971 and (049) 539 1136 to 40. Tour hours are from 7 am to 4 pm, Monday to
Friday and Sunday. Gardenia’s Cebu plant is also open for plant visits and can
be reached thru this hotline (032) 341-2895. #
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