British Herb Kitchen
Compact, scalable machine expands production capabilities of artisan pesto manufacturer
The Challenge
British Herb Kitchen, the brainchild of owner Victoria McNeill was 鈥済rowing past kitchen-sized equipment鈥, and needed a space-efficient filler for their compact production line. Their artisan pestos have a beautifully rustic, chunky texture, which not all filling machinery can handle without clogging.
The Results
Production has increased from runs of 30 (previously filled by hand using teaspoons!) to runs of 400 with the help of the Response Benchtop Filler. The Response can fill chunks of up to 10mm diameter, and isn鈥檛 clogged by the highly viscous pestos.
Intuitive to Use
鈥淚 received machinery quotes from several companies, and saw one or two others for demonstrations,鈥 remembers Victoria. The Response was demo鈥檇 in September 2019, and the rest, as they say, is history. 鈥淚t worked well during the demo, which gave me confidence鈥, remembers Victoria. 鈥淭he Response was the easiest machine to understand, it鈥檚 not too complex. My forte is imagining and creating recipes; I鈥檓 not a technical person, so I needed to have confidence in the machine. It鈥檚 also good looking, utilitarian and doesn鈥檛 take up too much space!鈥
Grows with the demands of the business
Another key factor in Victoria鈥檚 purchasing decision was the scalability of the Response range; the Benchtop Filler can be incorporated into Adelphi Manufacturing鈥檚 Response Monobloc Filler or Response Automation Base, as production demands increase. 鈥淭he Response Benchtop Filler represents stage 1 of investment鈥, says Victoria. 鈥淚t鈥檚 great that as my business grows, so can the capabilities of the machine range.鈥 Her initial investment is never made obsolete.
Quick and easy to strip/clean 鈥 less costly production downtime
Full strip-down of the Response for cleaning can be achieved in 3 minutes! Many customers keep a spare set of wetted parts, so that changeover between products can be as quick as possible. Victoria fills all 7 products on the Response Benchtop Filler, and will be able to fill any new products on the same machine moving forward.
