Food processors are utilizing R&D test kitchens that combine equipment and processes from multiple manufacturers to gather scientific data and perfect the final product.
tna, Dallas, acquired FOODesign, a Wilsonville, Ore.-based company that brings more than 20 years of experience in design, installation and service for total food processing plants.
Unitherm Food Systems Inc. inaugurated a leading-edge test kitchen in Maastricht, Netherlands, that enables processors seeking productivity and quality improvements to conveniently see and test the latest systems for cooking protein, vegetables and bakery products.
Blentech’s new QuadTherm is a multi-functional, scraped surface heat exchanger for dips, cheeses, purees, high viscosity soups or sauces and even specialty fruit products (particle sizes up to 1” or 25mm).
A recognized specialist in sauce cookers and coolers for many decades, Terlet knows the critical components of a cook-cool system in both batch and continuous process environments.