C.H. Guenther & Son LLC (CHG) opened a new Center of Excellence in the UK at its Coventry bakery. The new facility is designed as an innovation and customer collaboration hub for the development of premium bakery products for the UK and Europe. The Center will support CHG customers, including quick service restaurants, foodservice operators and retailers to develop, test and refine new bakery products.

The facility spanning 172 sqm brings together a commercial-scale bakery, customer demonstration kitchen, sensory evaluation facilities, innovation suite and collaboration spaces.

The new opening is the latest investments in a series amounting to millions of pounds, GHN announced, which include the opening of a GBP 38 million flagship Coventry bakery in 2023, which now produces roughly 72,000 buns per hour, and continued investment across CHG’s three UK sites and manufacturing network.

 “CHG’s new Centre of Excellence provides our customers partnership in innovation and developmental testing, ensuring ideas can move seamlessly from concept to commercial production, helping bring exciting new menu ideas to market more quickly, consistently and at scale,” said Paul Tripp, European Vice President and Managing Director for CHG. “This investment is part of CHG’s long-term strategy to strengthen our growing relationships with leading food service brands through innovation, operational excellence and continued investment in our UK and EU manufacturing. We’re delighted by the initial feedback from customers who agree the Centre is industry-leading and a unique one-stop shop for collaborative innovation between CHG and our customers.”

About C.H. Guenther & Son

Founded in Texas in 1851, C.H. Guenther & Son employs more than 5,000 people in 32 manufacturing locations in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe. It supplies grain-based and frozen food products for foodservice clients.

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