A Batch of Quality

摘要

PRODUCTS MADE FROM DOUGH, such as milk tolls and filled brioches, are at Brialys of Breal-sous-Vitre, a bakery in Brittany, France. With an annual output of neatly 15,000 tons of dough, it is important for the quality of the company's products to be assured at all times. To meet the expectations of wholesale customers, Brialys uses no preservatives. With 115 employees, the company produces exclusively for third-party brands, selling more than 22 million bread products per year' throughout Europe. Thequality of a finished product depends on careful selection and stringent checking of the law materials. For this purpose, Brialys introduced its own control system in the summer- 2002 for raw materials which checks them against the specification and immediately detects any deviations, ensuring quality and consistency. Basic ingredients are received in many different packaging units ranging from 25og bags and sacks weighing ro or 25 kg to 1,000 liter drums, whose weight is checked on arrival. For this purpose, Brialys uses an industrial weighing system in combination with a 3-ton capacity stainless steel platform, which is installed on the floor and has a waterproof printer linked to it. The printer issues a ticket containing the type of product, the operator, the minimum shelf-life date and the lot number, thereby complementing the Brialys quality assurance system as well as those from the supplier.