That said, there was no way I was going to pass up the chance to visit Gardenia's Factory in Sta. Rosa, Laguna with fellow bloggers. We took the trip last July 29, 2011.
Gardee, Gardenia's mascot, was a very welcoming sight at the lobby. :D
After registration and a short video presentation we were whisked off to the fully automated production area for the plant tour. The first thing I saw was the tons of flour (or was it sugar???) that was going to be used for making bread. Take note that the ingredients, dough, and bread are never touched by human hands.
The dough gets sectioned into balls, one ball makes one loaf. I found the dough balls moving along the conveyor kind of cute. :p
After the bread is baked, they're taken for a spin at the colossal cooling towers. That's a whole lot of bread up there because the Gardenia plant produces a whopping 6,000 loaves an hour.
Here's a closer look at the loaves being spun round and round in the rotating carousel-like tower.
The loaves get packed into plastic bags after they are cooled. Then they are put into trays so they can be loaded onto the trucks for delivery. At present, Gardenia has 150 trucks in its fleet. Our tour of the production facility felt like an episode off Discovery Channel's "How It's Made", which is one of my family's favorite shows. :D
We were given a chance to sample a loaf of Gardenia White Bread fresh off the oven. It was unsliced. It was hot and it smelled soooo good.
Of course I had a pinch of the freshly baked bread. It was very soft and yummy!
Later on we were treated to a Gardenia sandwich buffet brunch featuring culinary creations using different types of bread. We had Gardenia Easy Quesadillas, Gardenia Tuna Maki Rolls, Gardenia Spanish Milkfish Sandwich, Gardenia Ham and Jam, Gardenia Choco Mocha Rhum Balls, and Gardenia Frozen Delights. You can find the recipes at http://www.gardenia.com.ph.
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