Geary's Bakery

All about Geary's Bakery

1. September 2019. A Bit About Geary’s for Jade Murby, work experience

2. Our Focus Special but Expensive Everyday – Cheap & Cheerful Affordable high quality artisan bread delivered at scale Industrial Plant Bakers Artisan Bakers  Quality  Tradition  Scale  Expensive  Shelf Life  Low Cost  Scale  Shelf Life  Quality  Quality  Tradition  Scale  Affordable  Shelf Life And many more …

3. We believe great bread takes time and care and doesn’t have to be expensive. We specialise in sourdough, long fermentation and other processes where the time and care make all the difference to the taste. We make great quality affordable everyday by combining traditional bakery skills with modern manufacturing methods.   We value loyal customers and employees and want to be recognized as a great supplier and a great place to work - more than 4000 awards and prizes in 100 years! Grocer Own-Label bread category champion (3 years running) Lasting partnerships with our major customers Creating a great work environment and opportunities for colleagues Playing our part in supporting communities where we work What We Believe

4. Our Vision To be the UK's first choice for affordable high quality artisan bread and unbeatable for : Quality Service Innovation Value-for-Money.

5. In Food-to-go … We have a long history of supplying major Food-to-Go manufacturers Our products are featured in Major Retailer sandwich and rolls products which have a record of sustained market performance and are celebrated for Quality and Innovation We have assisted our customers with first-to-market Innovations like Toasties, Vitamin D in FTG, Vegetable Breads

6. The brief history of Gearys Bakeries. Barrow upon Soar We moved to the Barrow upon Soar bakery, unit 25 in 2010, from the Ratby site that had been established back in 1906, 4 generations earlier. It had 3 major expansions on the site during this 104 year period. The site was also very “tired” and inefficient for process, due to working on different levels. It was then a typical Craft Bakery with large product listings and hundreds of daily deliveries. Due to the growth of our relationship with ALDI and the very successful launch of the Award winning Bloomer product range. We soon realised that extra capacity was required. A further significant investment saw the co-joining of unit 23 in 2014, after negotiations with the existing tenants to leave. The unit was fully refurbished, new equipment purchased and production began. After a very short period of time, the Directorship team realised if we were to carry on as a major supplier to ALDI and fulfil the 25% YOY growth figures we were enjoying with the award winning bloomer products, we needed seriously to look at even further capacity. We felt this was required to maintain our 99.9% “on time-in full” reputation and demonstrate the business commitment we have with ALDI . The Glenfield seed was laid!!

7. Glenfield is about 3 things Better Amenities Parking facilities Changing Rooms Canteen Office & Meeting Space Working working environment Capacity & Space 60,000 sq. ft vs 30,000 at Barrow Double capacity at Barrow More warehouse/picking space More production space More office space Uncommitted space to grow into Technology for Quality & Efficiency Automated New Line 4000 uph Liquid Yeast Temperature controlled mixing Temp. controlled contin . proving Advanced cooling process Automated tinning Up Oven in-feed and out-feed Securing Our Future Enabler of a better business for our customers and our employees

8. We have seen strong growth since our move to Barrow in 2010 and have outgrown capacity. 2017 & 2018 are important transitional years with the opening of Glenfield Moves to BARROW Opens GLENFIELD

9. The Geary’s Difference – Heritage that Matters Lots of companies produce Bread & Rolls, but it takes particular care and attention to quality to sustain a business for more than a hundred years and still stay at the leading edge. Geary’s was founded in Ratby , Leicestershire in 1906 by Charles Geary Sr. 113 years later it is still a wholly owned family business run by Jason Geary – 4 th generation, Great Grandson of our founder Indeed, Jason has a son, Max (15) who sometimes joins us at the Bakery so we look forward to a 5 th Generation Geary in the business soon! Geary’s Bakery, High Street, Ratby (Photo 1910) 3 Generations of Gearys (Photo early 1990’s) Charles Geary (Jr) Sid Geary Jason Geary

10. The Geary’s Difference – Eyes on the Prize Geary’s has always been about Quality – we have won more than 4000 (yes four thousand !) Bakery prizes in our 112 year history. Geary’s 19XX Charles Geary at Bread Competition 19XX) Most recently our Malted 800g loaf sold under the Village Bakery brand has been UK Retail Category Champion for 3 years running. White Bloomer 2018 Gold award. Prizes aren’t everything but we are proud to be recognised as the best!

11. Geary’s Today – People, Passion & Performance Jason Geary (46) has been in and around Geary’s Bakeries since he was 10 years old. He’s a qualified Master Baker who has notched up 20+ prizes along the way. He also had a brief career in a major ingredient supplier to develop his knowledge of ingredients It is Jason’s personal Passion, Expertise and Entrepreneurial Spirit that have advanced Geary’s and carved out a niche as specialists in Affordable High Quality Artisan bread delivered at scale Jason is wholly committed to making great bread . He personally leads all our Innovation projects and beats the drum for Quality . He has assembled a cast of expert people who share his passion and expertise for Quality & Innovation. Mohamed Kella Jason Geary Steve Gurney , Master Baker and our Director of Quality & Innovation who has been by Jason’s side for 16 years. Mohamed Kella , Artisan French baker, ex- Poilane (Paris & London) now driving our innovation agenda with passion and expertise

12. The Spirit of Geary’s The passion for Quality percolates right through Geary’s. We believe in keeping things simple. The Spirit of Geary’s defines 3 values that are at our Core We honour colleagues who live these values through Spirit of Geary’s Awards Great at the Basics Continuously Improving Effective Together (Teamwork) Getting it right for Customers and Colleagues every time. Always finding ways to improve performance and make Geary’s a better business Involving, supporting and challenging each other in ways that create better results Passion for Customers Quality & Food Safety Service, Innovation Efficiency, Value for Money Commitment to Colleagues Operating safely Engaging Respect & Recognition Communication Striving to do better than last time I ntelligent problem solving Measuring what matters and setting and achieving new goals . Developing new skills Adopting new and better ways Innovating All pulling in the same direction Building on each others’ strengths Helping, supporting, encouraging Going the extra mile for colleagues

13. But Where’s the Magic? Ingredients know-how? Yes, we know bakery and how to develop great products and have access to the best of ingredients and new ingredient technologies. Process Investment & know-how? Yes, we’re well-invested and have great process technology. We’ve just invested £15m in a new Bakery at Glenfield, Leicestershire People with Passion? We set out to recruit only people who share our passion for doing things right, for making great bread, people who get excited about what we do The Spirit of Geary’s? We focus and support that passion through the Spirit of Geary’s – that’s where the real Magic is made!