Building the world’s greatest food technology company
Reading Bakery Systems
The Reading Bakery Systems Brands offer production lines capable of producing a wide range of snack products, continuous mixing solutions and oven profiling and consulting services.
Thomas L. Green
Partnered over 130 Years ago
Reading Pretzel
Partnered over 70 Years ago
Reading Thermal
Partnered over 25 Years ago
Exact Mixing
Partnered over 25 Years ago
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Solbern
Solbern has been providing innovative solutions for nearly 60 years. Our line of container filling and dough folding equipment enjoys a reputation for durability and unparalleled fill accuracy.
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AMF Bakery Systems
AMF is over 100 years old, and the world’s largest industrial equipment provider to the stable, yet dynamic, bakery industry. The Markel Corporation acquired AMF over a decade ago in 2005.
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Mission
Better Food. Better Lives.
Our mission is to provide technology and support to produce high quality and low-cost food products for people around the world. Our passion is to do it in a way that improves the lives of the people we touch.
We improve the lives of our ultimate customers through the nutrition and satisfaction from our final customer products. Friends, families, and neighbors gather around tables throughout the world to share fellowship while eating products made by our production lines.
We improve the lives of our customers’ workers by building the highest quality equipment that is known for ease of operation, maintenance, and sanitation. Our customers are more successful because they partner with us.
We improve the lives of our people by building teams around the world who share a passion for our customers, our products, and each other. We improve our communities by giving back both financially and with the service of our people. We improve the lives of our shareholders by building enduring companies that can thrive in difficult times as well as the prosperous times.
Core Values
- Attract, evaluate and develop extraordinary people
- Follow the voice of the customer to run our businesses and create better value for our customers
- Define what success looks like to drive continuous improvement focusing on quality, delivery, cost, and innovation
- Committed to creating financial value for our customers, shareholders, and our teammates
Markel Business Systems
The Markel Business System (otherwise known as MBS) is what drives our thinking day-in and day-out. MBS is the way we run our family of companies. It defines our fundamental values, describes our core strategic focus, and identifies the critical processes that drives the Markel Food Group. MBS is who we are and how we do everything that we do.
MBS Leadership University
The Markel Business System Leadership University (MBSLU) brings leaders and high potential teammates together to share knowledge while supporting one another in better understanding our customers, our teammates, and our industry. MBSLU aims to amplify the customer’s voice and teach a unified set of values and skills throughout the Markel Food Group companies. The curriculum teaches how to be a genuine leader and work in a team setting while also focusing on tactical problem-solving tools, including KAIZENs, risk assessments, and VAVE.
Monthly Requirements:
- One 90-minute session per month
- Two separate 45-minute coaching sessions
- Continuous skill application
- Final session is held in person for one week, including graduation
- Each student must successfully complete three Problem-Solving Projects (PSPs)
