Just the thing for an ex food factory person and an engineer with the added bonus of jelly beans! Years ago we visited the wedgewood factory and found it fascinating so always up for wandering round more factories, even if half the queue was kiddies. I usually try to avoid doing things that are obviously kiddie activities, I see more than enough children at work and like a break from it. Unfortunately in my job which involves children and food neither are easily avoided.
Jelly bean "art"
The tour was great, plenty of chances to peer at the factory and the jelly beans, we were told no photography which was a shame but since the guide asked everyone to keep an eye out for others taking photos and report them it was a bit difficult.
The things that I would have liked to have shown here ..........
- rows of stainless steel drums like cement mixers which are used to coat the jelly beans
- the stacked crates of brightly coloured jelly bean centres waiting for the next stage
- the shelves of chemicals the go into the colour and flavourings
- the filling machine from above, with multicoloured beans, it looked like a jelly bean flower!
instead all I have is this from when I had my phone out- you can probably get the gist of the scale from it
Jelly Belly beans are expensive at home and they are still expensive here so we bought a couple of small bags and had a good poke around the shop
The peas and carrots are jelly beans too, probably the only "veg" consumed by some!
Back over the bridge
Back over the bridge
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