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News Release from: The Manchester Rusk Company
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 September 2003
New move for Manchester Rusk Company
The Manchester Rusk Company, which specialises in the production of high quality glazes, coatings, marinades, seasonings and sauces for the food industry, is now operating from purpose-built premises
The Manchester Rusk Company, which specialises in the production of high quality glazes, coatings, marinades, seasonings and sauces for the food industry, is now operating from new purpose-built premises, a move which has given both its profile and production capacity a great boost A purpose built state-of-the-art factory on the Manchester Sharston Industrial Estate replaces the original premises nearby which were acquired piecemeal over the years since the company was launched in 1976
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 10 Aug 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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It is a move which will bring major benefits for everyone concerned - from the 35-strong workforce, through suppliers to a growing list of customers.
The move is a further step in the company plan to add more and bigger clients to a portfolio which began with retail butchers and is now extending into the food processors, major multiples, the supermarket chains and cash and carry wholesalers.
Set alongside the recent BRC/EFSIS Higher Level accreditation success, it stakes the MRC claim to be a major player in its market sector.
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Operations manager Paul Hozack said: ''We now have a purpose-built factory which includes both a development kitchen and a high specification presentation kitchen.
In one we can do our research and development work, and in the other we can prepare a variety of cooked products which we can then present to visiting customers and colleagues in the board room.
Having two different kitchen areas is ideal and we can also have visiting chefs along to see how our products perform and what the finished products look like and taste like''.
The production area of the new MRC headquarters accounts for 15,000 square feet of the overall floor area of 28,000 square feet, which according to Mr Hozack is much bigger than the old premises.
''We had a number of buildings acquired over time as the company expanded.
As more space was needed the place next door or the unit across the way was added, so we have never until now had anything purpose built and designed''.
So the company set out to get the best available - the right fabric and structure with the right facilities incorporated to enable it to achieve its objective of moving on to new and different sectors of the market.
The family-run business has decided the time is now right to target the larger food processors such as those providing products directly into the food processors, multiple retailers, cash and carry and food service sectors, as well as maintaining and nurturing its long-standing relationship with retail butchers both domestically and internationally.
Mr Hozack continued: "We were aware that in order to grow our business and to diversify our customer base in a fiercely competitive marketplace we had to set about securing a globally recognised quality standard, hence our recent BRC EFSIS Higher Level accreditation of which we are extremely proud".
The onwards and upwards move suits everybody.
Although the company had outgrown its previous home and was in need of a move it did not want to quit Manchester and run the risk of losing some of its loyal and long-serving workers.
So it built Flava House - named after its leading product brand name "Flava-it" - just a short distance away.
As well as the production area, the headquarters also contain offices for customer services, administration and accounts, and there has been investment in new production equipment in a factory laid out to maximise product flow and efficiency.
Everywhere, both in the building and its landscaped grounds with their up-to-date security measures including CCTV, the emphasis is on cleanliness and environmental awareness.
MRC believes in a fair deal for its environment and staff as well as its customers.
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