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Jim McMahon writes on emerging technologies in food processing. For more information on Lyco Manufacturing Inc., Columbus, Wis., and its food processing equipment solutions, call (920) 623-4152; e-mail jeff.zittel@lycomfg.com; or visit www.lycomfg.com.
Benefits of a continuous process for cooking and cooling pasta include the flexibility to run multiple products throughout the production day at different temperatures and at different retention times.
Although the availability of meals on U.S. airlines has changed considerably over the past few years, business and first-class flyers and those on international flights still receive in-flight meals as part of their ticket price.
Implementing energy- and water-efficient practices and technologies is a priority in food manufacturing plants. Developments with heat and water recovery in continuous-process cooking provide critical reductions in energy usage.
Many processes in food manufacturing can be modified to reduce operating costs while at the same time improving sustainability. One of the most important objectives to achieving this is reducing process energy and water consumption.
Improvements in rice texture and appearance and more flexible high-volume processing of parboiled rice for refrigerated, frozen and canned meals is possible with modern cooking and cooling technologies.
At its central food production facility, Pepe’s Mexican Restaurants in Chicago maintains critical cook-and-chill temperature levels utilizing continuous pouch cooling technology.
New technical applications in continuous bean hydration and blanching are providing improved efficiencies over traditional continuous blanching systems and dry bean soak tanks while reducing damage and accommodating flexible pouch packaging.
In the U.S. alone, the frozen entree market is a $6 billion dollar a year industry, with the average American cooking and eating a frozen meal about six times each month.
Brake Brothers (Brakes), the United Kingdom’s leading supplier of food to caterers, upgraded its pasta cooking and cooling line at its Creative Foods division.
Creative Foods, a division of the United Kingdom’s Brake Brothers, finds the perfect recipe for improving process flow, product quality and consistency on its pasta cooking and cooling line.
