Zeelandia UK Opens New Facility in Colchester

Zeelandia UK has officially launched its multi-million pound investment in a new, purpose-designed technical center in Colchester, Essex. The company moved there from its previous site in Billericay, Essex, as part of their ongoing growth strategy within the UK. It follows the successful acquisition of James Flemings in 2017.

The new technical center has been designed to support all aspects of baking, including a COVID-safe bakery, offices and warehouse accommodation. It also has a customer marketing suite so that Zeelandia can work to develop and test innovative new bakery ideas together with their customers, and explore trends from across the globe.

David Amos, managing Director, Zeelandia UK, said: “Exploring has been in the DNA of Zeelandia for over a century but we don’t just explore bakery on our own, we explore it with our customers, which is why we decided to invest in this purpose-designed new technical center and marketing suite in Colchester. We have designed an environment which has all the scale and facilities to deliver real innovation and inspiration in partnership with our customers.”

From adding taste and texture to bread, to releasing products from their tins, Zeelandia UK develops solutions in partnerships with customers. Its product ranges, which can be individually tailored for customers, include bread mixes, concentrates, jams and curds, custard mixes, sweet doughs, caramels, glazes, mince meats and release agents.