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Guinness World Record Achieved With A Riggs Autopack Depositor- November 30th 2016

 

Spar Group Ltd, South Africa, recently achieved a Guinness World Record by producing 35,000 cupcakes for the world’s largest cupcake mosaic.

This record was achieved by using a Riggs Autopack Series 1 micro-fill depositor supplied by their South Africa agent, John Pelucci of NPS Ltd (National Packaging Systems). Riggs Autopack has recently received their Guinness World Record certificate which is now proudly displayed at their Lancashire factory.

NPS Ltd was established in 1983 as a manufacturer and supplier of vertical form fill seal machines, volumetric depositors, auger fillers, feeding systems and conveyors for the food and beverage industry. They've had a long working relationship with UK filling machine manufacturer Riggs Autopack and provided many successful installations of Riggs Autopack machinery into the South African food production industry.

All the cupcakes that were used in the successful world record mosaic were donated to various charities and all the money raised went to CUPCAKES 4 KIDS WITH CANCER – a total of R164 750.00. Belinda Barlow of Spar Group Ltd, South Africa, said “We were very impressed with the performance of the Riggs Autopack depositor machine and would recommend them for use in our stores”.