New coating technology

摘要

Food manufacturers of all stripes are constantly on the lookout for emerging technologies that can help them with their sustainability efforts. Fra' Mani, a Berkeley CA-based company that specializes in the artisan production of traditional Italian prepared foods with no preservatives, is pioneering a new coating technology that bears watching. Fra' Mani has a line of prepared foods whose primary packaging is done in this manner: The product is volumetrically filled in plastic pouches and then rapidly chilled in a cold-water chilling tower that showers the product with ambient then cold water. This rapid chilling process ensures that the product retains its freshness, color, and texture. In addition, this process is used to ensure that stabilization guidelines for the product specified in USDA regulations are met.