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Economies of Scale: The Largest Sandwich Factory in the World

Geoff Riley

23rd September 2019

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Here is a great five minute video looking at mass production of sandwiches in the biggest sandwich factor in the world based in Nottinghamshire. Lots of potential economies of scale evident here together with some potential drawbacks from division of labour.

Economies of Scale: The Largest Sandwich Factory in the World

And if you thought that was a wrap, let's head into the baked bean factory!

The Heinz factory in Wigan, England, is the largest baked bean factory in the world. The factory was opened in 1959 and currently produces over 3 million cans each day
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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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