Burton’s Biscuit Co., a leading UK producer of biscuits and snack products, is best known for its Jammie Dodger sandwich, two shortbread biscuits with jam in the center. When the company decided to market a Chocolate Dodger version, made of chocolate biscuits with chocolate cream in the center, it became apparent new equipment would be necessary.
The plant decided on a batching/blending system designed by Flexicon (Europe) Ltd. It consists of a pneumatic conveying system that delivers finely milled sugar to a horizontal paddle mixer, as well as two flexible screw conveyors that transport cocoa powders to the same mixer. Burton’s Biscuits ordered the pneumatic system first because of the distance the sugar had to be conveyed.