Archway Academy Students visit Island Delight

We invited students from Archway Academy to visit our Cleone Foods factory and learn more about our company.

The students got to find out more about the history of our company, how we make our patties and even a little bit of a taste test.

Adrian, our Production Manager led the tour and gave an introduction to the students, giving them a feel for the business, the history of Island Delight and a little about our founder Wade Lyn. The students heard all about our flavourings, how are factory works and about our customers around the UK. We shared our accreditations and important health and safety information in the introduction, giving the students a comprehensive understanding of how an effective food business works.

The students asked plenty of questions and stayed engaged, inquiring about our flavours, pattie cooking times, and Adrian’s experience. Adrian used his knowledge to answer each question fully.

Guided Tours of Cleone Foods

After we introduced the students to our site and business, Adrian and Simon, our Product Manager, led them on a guided tour in two groups. The students got the chance to see the full range of processes involved in the making of our patties and got to see each stage of pastry production through to filling and the baking process. They also got to take a look at the machinery and how it works and the packaging process too.

The tour ended with students enjoying freshly baked patties straight from our ovens and completing our questionnaire.

How did you like our Factory Tour?

Island Delight educates and inspires by inviting school groups into our business to see how it works and spark their interest in the food industry. When asked the above question students replied:

‘I liked how the pastry is made and I really like the company itself’
‘I really enjoyed the tour. I have learnt lots of information about how the food is made’
‘Very good. I liked seeing all areas of production and the way the food is kept chilled’
‘The factory experience was nice and lovely’
‘It was very interesting and the tour was very informative seeing the development from ingredients to patties. Thank you’
‘I really liked the pastry production line’

We asked the students if anything about our factory or products surprised them. They noted the streamlined production, the patties’ long journey from Birmingham, and the length of our pastry line. Other students found the whole process a surprise and this furthers how great it is to be able to show them exactly how the food production industry works.