Making the Cut: Potato Processor Moves into the Refrigerated Fresh Cut Market
The use of fresh cut vegetables for foodservice has seen significant growth in the past few years, driven by hygiene regulations, customer preference for fresher meals, and convenience factors such as quicker cooking times and reduced prep time. However, innovative new packaging and processing developments are essential to the industry's further growth. To take advantage of this opportunity, food manufacturers are turning to a new array of technologies.
Keystone Potato Products Expands Capacity with VFFS Solution from Bosch
Keystone Potato Products, LLC (Hegins, PA) exemplifies this trend. The company wanted to expand its capacity and produce shelf stable refrigerated fresh cut potatoes in four formats (French fry cut, dice, slice, and quarter potato wedges) and two package sizes (five and ten pound bags). In specifying the processing line components, a key requirement was a packaging solution that could handle a wide range of product formats and package sizes. Keystone turned to Bosch Packaging Technology (New Richmond, WI) for a packaging solution: the SVE 3800 AB Vertical Form-Fill-and-Seal machine.
The SVE is well suited to the many needs of Keystone. Specifically, the flexibility of the machine is crucial for a number of reasons.... Download complete story below
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For more information please contact:
John Groel
Phone +1 908 979 9527
john.groel@bosch.com |
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