Sustainability within Baker's Inn

Baker’s Inn specialises in freshly baked bread out of bakeries in Harare and Bulawayo, from which the division distributes its freshly baked loaves nationwide, using Superlinx Logistics trucks.

The bakery produces four types of loaves: Premium High Energy Brown, Premium Low GI Seed Loaf, Premium Soft White and Premium Whole Grain Loaf. At both bakeries, 80% of the bread baked is the Premium Soft White bread.

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Awards

During the year, the following accolades were received by Baker's Inn:

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Key Sustainability Highlights

  • Baker’s Inn has realised improved efficiencies in energy use through a variety of measure implemented in F2024, including the SOS (Switch Off Switches) system at Baker’s Inn Harare and UPS on the proofer avoiding the machines from stopping and starting due to power outages and the installation of the power factor correction system at the substation at Baker’s Inn Bulawayo.
  • Baker’s Inn’s automated Bulawayo plant became fully operational in F2024, reaching its full capacity level of 160 000 loaves a day compared to an average of 76 000 loaves in July 2023. The automated process has led to a more environmentally friendly process which has low waste generation. The new plant uses energy efficient boilers and ovens, reducing its resource consumption and air emissions. Its coolers use a closed loop system which reduces the amount of water used. The plant also uses the latest technology for its crate washing to minimise water usage. In F2024 Q3, Baker’s Inn also completed the second phase of the automation of its Shepperton Plant in Harare.
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Note:

  • For the historical data to be comparable, the Scope 1 Carbon Footprint for 2021 to 2023 has been recalculated using the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK) (DEFRA) factors for 2024.
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