Disruption caused by the WestConex project has brought a business with 57 employees to St George.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian officially opened Garlo’s Pies new head office, bakery and cafe at Kingsgrove on Wednesday.
The family run business moved to the new site in Garema Circuit after its old facility at St Peters was acquired for WestConnex.
“Garlo’s Pies is an example of a business which has turned the relocation into a positive,” Ms Berejiklian said.
“As a result of the move, Garlo’s has been able to expand and employ six more people to work at its new facility.”
Ms Berejiklian said the state government was building “desperately needed” infrastructure.
“It is inevitably going to cause some displacement, but we have ensured home and business owners a fair go,” she said.
Garlo’s Pies old head office and bakery at St Peters was compulsorily acquired by the RMS in 2016.
“Moving is never ideal, but we understand why it had to happen,” Garlo’s co-founder and managing director Sean Garlick said.
“At the end of the day we are now in a better position here at Kingsgrove than we were at the old facility at St Peters.”
Mr Garlick said RMS had been very helpful through the relocation process.
The business started as one small shop in Maroubra in 2001 producing about 200 pies a day.
It has grown to have 57 employees, produces 35,000 pies a day and exports around the world.
