Infrabaker International has entered into an agency agreement with JBT Corp. in Chicago, which will bring the Overpelt, Belgium-based company’s thermal processing systems closer to its U.S. customers. Infrabaker also expects its customers to benefit from JBT’s expertise in integrated food processing solutions such as portioning, coating, cooking and freezing of meat, seafood and poultry products as well as treatment of baked goods, vegetables and ready meals.

Infrabaker thermal processing technologies will be available for demonstration in the JBT FoodTech Food Processing and Technology Center in Sandusky, Ohio, in early July. The center is equipped with full-scale spiral ovens and freezers, convection and impingement ovens and freezers, and contact cooking systems, as well as slicing, portioning, coating and frying systems.