freezer technology

Refrigerated Solutions Group Master-Bilt Nor-Lake

Parent Company of Master-Bilt and Nor-Lake Announces Four Management Promotions

August 11, 2020

Refrigerated Solutions Group (“RSG”), an industry leader in refrigerated equipment and service, recently announced several management promotions. Bob Stevens has been promoted to the Director of Dealer Sales, Craig Hammel has accepted the role of Director of Strategic Accounts, Kim McGee has been promoted to the Director of CX & Sales Support and Pam Williams has accepted the position of Director of Business Development & Project Management for RSG. All four will report directly to Dan Hinkle, Chief Commercial Officer for RSG. Stevens and Hammel will assume their new roles immediately while McGee and Williams will take on their new responsibilities August 17th.

How to fully capitalize on fresh, frozen food investments

New technologies are making it easy for food retailers to completely eliminate their use of HFC-refrigerants by instead utilizing natural refrigerants.

Abhiroop Dutta

January 3, 2020

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Grocers and food retail brands must start embracing new approaches in the face of climate change.

Star Refrigeration helps Lineage Logistics meet demand for frozen foods

Results from recent energy performance data analysis for the site indicate that the Azanefreezer 2.0’s annual energy usage is one-third of that of UK’s “best practice” guidelines.

November 21, 2019

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Star Refrigeration, the UK-based parent company of Azane Inc., Missoula, Mont., completed the manufacture and install of a new cold store facility for Lineage Logistics, Novi, Mich., at its new Great Haddon, UK, site.

GEA opens new nitrogen freeze-drying pilot plant for testing bacteria

As more specialized strains of bacteria have emerged, so too has the need to distribute them more widely.

November 8, 2019

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GEA, Germany, launched a new nitrogen freezing pilot plant for bacteria, giving food and dairy processors the opportunity to trial new technology in their own plants before investing in production-scale equipment.

Study: Increasing awareness about food preservation expected to drive growth of commercial food refrigeration equipment

This study predicts that the refrigerators and freezers segment is estimated to outpace other product types of commercial food refrigeration equipment market by 2027.

September 10, 2019

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The global commercial food refrigeration equipment market is estimated to expand at a CAGR of ~6% during the forecast period, according to a report released by Transparency Market Research, Albany, N.Y.

Impingement freezer maintains product weight

January 31, 2019

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Linde LLC, Bridgewater, N.J., redesigned its impingement freezer to help improve yields and maintain product weight.

Drying system cuts down on drying time of spiral freezers

January 28, 2019

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JBT Corp., Chicago, launched a revolutionary new system for fast drying of industrial spiral freezers after cleaning.

IoT-enabled freezer doors

January 23, 2019

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Cooler Screens, Chicago, debuted Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled freezer doors.

Praxair opens Food Technologies Laboratory

Praxair’s food lab experts analyze production needs and recommend cryogenic systems or process adjustments to meet production goals and improve yield.

January 9, 2019

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Praxair, Burr Ridge, Ill., opened the Praxair Food Technologies Laboratory, which was established to assist food manufacturers in optimizing their cryogenic freezing processes.

Clean Seas Seafood develops SensoryFresh rapid freeze technology

SensoryFresh uses liquid nitrogen rapid freezing technology to capture the texture, color, aroma and taste of “freshly harvested” fish.

May 22, 2018

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Clean Seas Seafood Ltd., Australia, developed SensoryFresh, which combines a range of rapid freeze technology and logistics protocols to deliver its Spencer Gulf Hiramasa Kingfish in a new premium frozen format.