{"id":45217,"date":"2022-02-02T13:14:28","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T13:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/bourbon-coffee-launches-industrial-scale-bakery\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T15:39:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T15:39:16","slug":"bourbon-coffee-launches-industrial-scale-bakery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/bourbon-coffee-launches-industrial-scale-bakery\/","title":{"rendered":"Bourbon Coffee launches industrial-scale bakery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The bakery located in Kigali Special Economic Zone in Masoro was officially inaugurated on 31st January 2022.  <\/p>\n<p>Participants of the event toured the bakery\u2019s facilities guided by Vincent Malaize, the Executive Director of Chef- Bourbon coffee who took them through the technology to be deployed and modern equipment that will help to produce more than 35,000 bread and confections every day.  <\/p>\n<p>Dubbed Bourbon Bakery, the bakery will produce an assortment of more than 60 bread and confection types that were previously imported from Western countries particularly from France.  <\/p>\n<p>David Boudrot, an Executive Director from France with 25-year experience will be working with the bakery to produce products with great taste.   <\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, the Managing Director of Bourbon Coffee Rwanda, Vincent Nzigira said that the idea to set up the bakery surfaced after realizing that quite a number of bread are imported yet it is possible to produce them locally.  <\/p>\n<p> \u201cWe sought how to make these imported breads, injected funds and hired an experienced chef. He is currently coaching Rwandans working at the bakery,\u201d he said.  <\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Z\u00e9phanie Niyonkuru commended Bourbon Coffee for increased investment highlighting that it will contribute to the tourism sector and jobs creation.  <\/p>\n<p>He revealed that more 200 jobs are to be created, an addition to 175 jobs created by Bourbon Coffee. Niyonkuru emphasized that the investment will bring high returns to the country.  <\/p>\n<p>He explained that tourists need enjoyable foods with great taste noting that the bakery will help to efficiently serve guests with high quality products. <\/p>\n<p>Niyonkuru encouraged members of the Private Sector to play their part to mitigate effects of COVID-19 to the economy.  <\/p>\n<p>After tasting breads produced by Bourbon Coffee, the Representative of French Ambassador to Rwanda, Quentin Dussart, commended the great idea noting that the breads produced locally have the same taste as the ones produced in Paris, the capital of France.  <\/p>\n<p>The Director of the Board of Bourbon Coffee, Mireille Karera thanked participants of the event and expressed optimism that the bakery will continue to grow gradually.   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you all for joining us at the official launch of Bourbon Bakery. It is our absolute pleasure to host you, as we announce the transformation of Bourbon Coffee Ltd, dubbed Bourbon Coffee 2.0,\u201dshe said.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be renovating all Bourbon Coffee outlets in the next few months. We want to create the feel of a &#8220;5-star&#8221; coffee shop that&#8217;s not just a coffee shop but a business club and a conference area, all at your disposition,\u201d Karera added. <\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of GPA Holdings Chairman said that the investment was meant to fill a gap.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank all who were present in the launch of Bourbon Bakery.  We saw a gap that needed to be filled, and it propelled us to invest in this new Bourbon. We will be glad for your continues support to Bourbon as you have always done before,\u201d he noted.  <\/p>\n<p>Bourbon Coffee began operations in Rwanda in 2007 with a view to give Rwanda\u2019s coffee a global visibility. <\/p>\n<p>The company has expanded doors to many African countries and the United Stated of America (USA). <\/p>\n<p>Bourbon Bakery plans to satisfy Rwanda\u2019s market and export to regional countries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-40843 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/bubububu.jpg\" alt=\"Bourbon Coffee has started producing bread and confection of great taste in Rwanda. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-40836 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abitabiriye_uyu_muhango_basobanuriwe_uko_uru_ruganda_ruzajya_rukora-a8a02.jpg\" alt=\"It was glamour as Bourbon Coffee officially opened a local bakery. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-40837 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ab-5.jpg\" alt=\"Participants of the event tasting bread and confections produced by Bourbon Coffee.  \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-40845 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/board.jpg\" alt=\"The Director of the Board of Bourbon Coffee, Mireille Karera thanked participants of the event . \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-40839 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/david_boudrot_ni_umutetsi_w_umufaransa_ufite_uburambe_bw_imyaka_25-6a862.jpg\" alt=\"With 25-year experience, David Boudrot will be working with the bakery to produce products with great taste.   \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-40846 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/vincent.jpg\" alt=\"The Managing Director of Bourbon Coffee Rwanda, Vincent Nzigira.  \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-40838 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ag-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-40840 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/buba.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-40841 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/bubnoa.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-40842 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/bubona.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-40844 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/bubu.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Bourbon Coffee, a coffee company 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