Horizontal moulder Armor ABS

The MERAND team had the pleasure of speaking with Jesse Dodson, head baker at New Seasons Market in Portland, Oregon.
Jesse explains: “New Season's Market has 18 stores in the Portland area. Most of our department stores are equipped with bakeries where we produce traditional French breads. In the past, New Seasons Market has always shaped its breads and French baguettes by hand to maintain artisanal quality. To be able to assure larger rates, we had to automate the production while keeping the artisanal quality of our product".
“I turned to a long-time friend, Michael Eggebrecht, from Artisan Baking Resources. Michael is a consultant and has worked with the MERAND bakery equipment for several years. He highly recommended their Armor ABS shaper.”
Today, Jesse is very happy with his use of the Armor: “After exchanging information on specific products and desired results with the MERAND team, we purchased the moulder and are very happy with the machine in many ways. From the adjustments and the finish to the production quality and smoothness of the moulder, we were truly very impressed. Indeed, the Armor moulder was the ideal compromise to link productivity and artisanal quality: the quality of the baguettes that we are able to obtain are as good as those we had in the past when we shaped them by hand, and we can do a lot more per shift, which makes it much easier for our bakers.”
 "I highly recommend the Armor moulder by MERAND and Artisan Baking Resources to anyone considering automating the process of shaping their artisan breads."
The whole MERAND team would like to thank Jesse for his time as well as Michael from Artisan Baking Resources.