Jenkins Bakery opens new shop in Briton Ferry

The Jenkins Bakery chain of shops is expanding yet again.The latest Jenkins Bakery shop has opened in Briton Ferry in the borough of Neath Port Talbot.
It is the 29th Jenkins Bakery shop and the fourth new outlet to be opened by the firm in the last 14 months.
“The last year or so has seen one of our fastest periods of expansion,” said David Jenkins, Commercial Director at the Llanelli-based business.
“We have great confidence in our product range and we are delighted to find that what we produce strikes a welcoming chord with our customers.
“Our roots as a company are in Llanelli, but we continue to expand where we see markets for our products. The Briton Ferry shop is following closely on the heels of a new shop in Porthcawl town centre and another in Portmead, Swansea.
“We are delighted to be expanding once again. As a third-generation family business, we care passionately about what we do. We pride ourselves on being in touch with our customers and it is a hugely exciting time for us to be opening this new venture in Briton Ferry.
“Our company history dates back to 1921, but we don’t rest on our laurels here at Jenkins. We have a proud tradition and reputation as a company, but we always have one eye on the future – and this latest new shop represents an investment in the future.”
The new shop is at Unit 2, Neath Road, Briton Ferry, SA11 2AX. The Jenkins Bakery chain of retail outlets now covers a sizeable area in South Wales, from Bridgend and Porthcawl in the east to Carmarthen in the west and north to Ystradgynlais in Powys.
Jenkins Bakery Operations Director Russell Jenkins said the Briton Ferry shop was well located.
“We are right next door to the new Tesco store and on a busy road with plenty of passing trade. It’s the sort of place that’s easy to nip in and out to do a quick bit of shopping.
“The new shop is managed by Victoria McGimpsey, who actually started work as a ‘Saturday girl’ in our Port Talbot shop before loving to join a large supermarket. We are delighted to have Victoria and the team at Briton Ferry on board.
“We still have a few part-time vacancies for sales assistants and when these are filled we will have created seven new jobs.”

Jenkins Bakery
The Jenkins bakery employs 300 people, full and part-time, across 29 different stores in South Wales.
The company has the Gold Standard Welsh Food Hygiene Award and the Investors in People award.
The business employs 70 people at its Trostre HQ, while the Jenkins shop network stretches from Carmarthen to Bridgend. There are 14 shops in Carmarthenshire and even one as far afield as Powys.

The new shop is at Unit 2, Neath Road, Briton Ferry SA11 2AX. Tel: 01639 821 62101639 821 62101639 821 62101639 821 621. The manager is Victoria McGimpsey

Weblinks –
http://jenkinsbakery.co.uk/
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Twitter - @JenkinsBakery

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Jenkins Bakery Briton Ferry shop manager Victoria McGimpsey, centre, with, left, Sian Morgan, satellite branch manager, and sales assistant Ria Preece.
Jenkins Bakery Briton Ferry shop manager Victoria McGimpsey outside the front of the new shop with retail manager John Birch.

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Jenkins Bakery celebrates National Doughnut Week

The Jenkins Bakery is doing its bit to help a mammoth charity fund-raising effort during National Doughnut Week (May 11-18).
For seven days every year, bakers up and down the country sell doughnuts to raise money for The Children's Trust, a national charity which provides specialist care and rehabilitation for children with multiple disabilities.
The Llanelli-based bakery is one of a handful of bakery businesses in Wales participating in the scheme.
“We are a family business and always keen to put something back into the community,” said Russell Jenkins, operations director of the Jenkins Bakery.
“We have taken part in National Doughnut Week for a number of years and we will be doing our best to make sure that staff and customers can have a bit of fun raising cash for a very worthwhile charity.”
Over the last 20 years, National Doughnut Week has raised more than £735,000. In 2013, the target is to raise at least £30,000.
National Doughnut Week is sponsored by leading bakery ingredients and products supplier CSM United Kingdom.
National Doughnut Week sees participating bakers across the UK raise money for The Children's Trust by donating money for every doughnut they sell.
Members of the public can join in by holding doughnut sales at work and buying doughnuts from their local participating outlet.
Mr Jenkins added: “Our doughnuts are already very popular with the public and we hope they will be an even bigger hit this week as we all pull together to help The Children’s Trust.
“For every doughnut sold, we will donate 5p to the National Children’s Trust.
“Varieties include the following - Single Doughnut, Sugar Ring Doughnut, Fruit and Custard Doughnut, Chocolate Ring Doughnut and Fresh Cream Doughnut.
“Last year, we raised £500 for the Children’s Trust charity and we are hoping to beat that figure this year.
“During the week, we are hoping to sell 15,000 doughnuts.
“This year, we will have new varieties of doughnuts on sale - Coconut Ring, Lemon Ring and Strawberry Ring."
Weblinks –
http://www.nationaldoughnutweek.org/
http://www.thechildrenstrust.org/
www.jenkinsbakery.co.uk

Pictures above: Emma Lemon with some of the Jenkins Bakery doughnuts; Emma with Llanelli town centre colleagues Lucy Roderick, Ingrid Howells and Catherine Allen.

Fond farewell to Pat Hazard

The Jenkins Bakery in Llanelli has said a very fond farewell to one of the firm’s longest-serving employees.
Patricia Hazard, area retail manager, has retired after almost 24 years service with the Jenkins Bakery.
“We are very proud of the fact that we are a family-run business with a host of employees who chalk up more than 20 years with us,” said Operations Director Russell Jenkins.
“Pat has made a significant contribution to the success of the business over the years and work colleagues and customers will miss her. However, we would like to wish her a well-deserved, long and healthy retirement.”
Patricia said: “I have been with the company for almost 24 years and have enjoyed every moment. Since I began in 1987, I have been privileged to see the company grow from five to 25 shops and been part of its development into one of the most successful family bakery businesses in Wales.
“I would like to thank the Jenkins family for employing me. They have given me the opportunity for professional and personal development over the years. It has been a privilege to work for such a prestigious organisation.
“I would like to wish the company all the very best during its 90th anniversary year.”
The Jenkins bakery employs 300 people, full and part-time, across 25 different stores in South Wales.
The company has the Gold Standard Welsh Food Hygiene Award and the Investors in People award.

Jenkins the Bakers take centre stage at UK Bakers' Fair

Jenkins the Bakers will be taking centre stage at a prestigious national Bakers’ Fair next month (October).
The South Wales bakers, based in Llanelli and with shops across the area, will be up against the crème de la crème of British talent at The Autumn Bakers’ Fair in the Bolton Arena in Lancashire.
The Jenkins team will be taking part in the Richemont Club competition, an event which has status in the baking and confectionery business equal to that of football’s Premier League.
“It’s difficult to explain to people not in the industry how important the Richemont Club competition is to us bakers,” said the Jenkins Bakery’s Operations Director Russell Jenkins.
“It’s right up there as our Premier League and just taking part in the Richemont Club is an honour for any business.
“The Richemont Club has an international reputation, with clubs across the globe, so it really is something which is on everyone’s aims and aspirations within the baking and confectionery industry.”
Mr Jenkins added: “The team here at the Jenkins Bakery is really looking forward to the Bolton Bakers’ Fair, particularly as we took a prize at the UK Spring fair event at Newbury Racecourse.
“It is great for us to be challenging for awards and recognition at a national level, particularly as this is our 90th year in business.
“We’d like to think that the high standards which helped establish the business back in 1921 and still being carried on here at the Jenkins Bakery. We are, after all, a family firm, with great family values.”

Jenkins Bakery Factfile . . .
The business employs 70 people at the Trostre HQ, while the Jenkins shop network stretches from Carmarthen to Bridgend. There are 13 shops in Carmarthenshire and even one as far afield as Powys.
Jenkins the Bakers produce 50,000 corned beef pasties a week.
The company serves 60,000 customers per week
7,500 custard slices are produced in a week.
The business uses 15 tons of flour a week
The flour silo at the Trostre HQ sees an 18-ton delivery every 10 days.



Men at the top: Operations Director Russell Jenkins (left) and Commercial Director and Company Secretary David Jenkins show off their company’s latest awards.