Fresh cut buyers guide by david casanoves

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2013 GUI DE

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AUGUST 2013

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VOLUME 21 | ISSUE NO. VOLUME 8 20 | ISSUE NO. 8 OFFICE 616-887-9008

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Antioxidants Combination Weighers Consultants Equipment Food Safety Growers/Processors Packaging Peelers/Slicers Processors Sanitation Seeds Traceability Water Treatments Weighers Industry Associations Advertiser Index Calendar of Events

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ANTIOXIDANTS

CONSULTANTS

NatureSeal Inc.

A.J. Martinich 1175 Post Road E. Westport, CT 06880 800-344-4229 203-454-1800 Fax: 203-227-0558 Email: aj.martinich@natureseal.com www.natureseal.com Vitamin/mineral-based shelf-life extension formulas for fresh-cut fruits and vegetables.

COMBINATION WEIGHERS

Delectable Designer FlipSide Design LLC

Loralee Lyman P.O. Box 3303 Carmel, CA 93921 831-333-1222 Fax: 877-627-3547 Email: info@DelectableDesigner.com www.DelectableDesigner.com Helping you to attract more customers and consumers to your fresh lifestyle products.

Palcon Systems Inc.

Brian Hill 6200 Oakmont Lane Gurnee, IL 60031 866-322-4956 847-955-9889 Email: bhill@palconsystems.com www.palconsystems.com Palcon Systems specializes in process improvement and design for the freshcut industry.

EQUIPMENT

Hi-Standard Machine Company

Yamato Corporation

Ray Kondracki 6306 W. Eastwood Court Mequon, WI 53092 262-236-0000 Fax: 262-236-0036 Email: info@yamatoamericas.com www.yamatoamericas.com Combination weighers for fresh produce; industry-leading service and support.

Alan Bortree 8176 St. Route 508 De Graff, OH 43318 937-606-0034 www.Hi-StandardMachine.com HSM Food Process Consulting Specialists in facility design, plant layout and process design.

A CUTTING ABOVE

A & B Packing Equipment Inc.

732 West Saint Joseph St. Lawrence, MI 49064 800-269-8234 269-539-4700 Fax: 269-539-4705 Email: office@abpacking.com www.abpacking.com Manufacturer of stainless steel highspeed packing machines for fruits and vegetables — most anything round.

HIGH SPEED AUTOMATIC MULTI-DECORER

TITANO The updated conﬁguration of the Mod. Titano stands for the versatility of the model that, with the use of a series of multiple cutting heads can perform a wide range of operations on many products. Cutting units are available for decoring iceberg salad and cabbage, cutting head produce into multiple segments, cutting broccoli and cauliflower into florets, and other similar functions.

• High Speed (up to 120 heads per minute) increasing yield through an automatic separation of the core. • Precision of the cutting movement allows a total control of the process, ensuring uniformity and homogeneity of the finished product. • Dozens of configurations available to fit your product with possibility to operate with two cutting heads on each lane to optimize yield. • The high speed of the cutting heads allow to obtain a clear and accurate separation core/finished product by minimizing oxidation and microbial deterioration (thus increasing the shelf-life of the product). • Mechanical handling reduces contamination to a minimum, through a sanitary design. • Available in two versions (single and double line) and is designed to be integrated with a patented laser assisted feeding system. • The management of working parameters and the consistency and uniformity of the process, are secured by a PLC that allows to plan in advance the required production, optimizing the cutting and storing data.

THE FUTURE TODAY

TURATTI srl Sede legale: S. MArco 1901-30124 Venezia Uff. Amm. e stabilimento: Viale Regina Margherita, 52 - 30014 Cavarzere (VE) Tel. +39 0426 310731 - Fax +39 0426 310500 info@turatti.com - www.turatti.com

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TURATTI NORTH AMERICA 24835 E. La Palma #G Yorba Linda CA 92887 USA Tel. +1 714 345 6035 Fax +1 866 632 2025 www.turatti-us.com

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EQUIPMENT AceCo Industrial Knives

Alard Equipment Corp.

Scott Lliteras 4419 Federal Way Boise, ID 83716 800-359-7012 208-947-7305 Fax: 208-345-0740 Email: cut@aceco.com www.aceco.com/knives Knives for food processing, packaging and converting industries.

6483 Lake Ave. Williamson, NY 14589 315-589-4511 Fax: 315-589-3871 Email: sales@alard.com www.alard-equipment.com Buy, sell and refurbish all kinds of used food processing machinery and food packaging equipment for industrial fruit and vegetable canning, freezing, juice, bottling and fresh-cut applications, as well as all related packaging and labeling equipment for cans, jars, bags and bottles.

Ag-Pak Inc.

Andy Currie P.O. Box 304 8416 Telegraph Road Gasport, NY 14067 716-772-2651 Fax: 716-772-2555 Email: info@agpak.com www.agpak.com Supplier of weighing/bagging, washing and optic sorting equipment.

American Wholesale Refrigeration

Chuck Digeranimo 4519 Hamilton Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114 216-426-8882 Fax: 216-426-8883 Email: awcco@aol.com www.awrco.com Walk-in coolers, freezers, refrigeration systems.

BEST Sorting (TOMRA Sorting Solutions, ODENBERG & BEST)

65 Inverness Drive East Englewood, CO 80112 702-870-2240 Fax: 720-325-9887 Email: tss-food-sorting-us@tomra.com www.tomrasorting.com Global provider of sorting solutions to the food industry. CMI Equipment and Engineering Co.

Althea Mathwig 41663 170th St. Glencoe, MN 55336 320-864-5894 Fax: 320-864-6491 Email: althea@cmiequip-eng.com www.cmiequip-eng.com Custom metal fabrication and fresh-cut processing equipment. Specialties include production layout, machine design and installation. Visit cmiequip-eng.com for photos and videos.

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EQUIPMENT Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Machine & Supply Inc.

Douglas Machines Corp.

Charlie Thompson 1067 S. Hover St., E-181 Longmont, CO 80503 800-786-8455 303-443-9595 Fax: 303-443-7474 Email: info@ charliesmachineandsupply.com www.charliesmachineandsupply.com Specializing in fresh-cut vegetable/ fruit processing equipment: peeling; qashing; cutting; drying; conveyors; sanitation solutions. Custom designs. Used equipment available.

Kevin Lemen 2101 Calumet St. Clearwater, FL 33765 800-331-6870 727-461-3477 Fax: 727-449-0029 Email: info@dougmac.com www.dougmac.com Manufacturers of automated washing and sanitizing equipment for all containers commonly used in the food processing industry.

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EQUIPMENT ELC Packaging Machine Company LLC

Edward Collins 1201 Tallevast Road Sarasota, FL 34243 888-322-9160 Email: sales@elcpackaging.com www.elcpackaging.com ELC offers highest quality, best price Multi-head Weighers, V.F.F.S., Horizontal Baggers, and Complete Systems. Call for a FREE quote today. FTNON USA Inc.

Mr. Kevin Nobusada 30 East San Joaquin, Ste. 203 Salinas, CA 93901 831-274-6007 Fax: 831-751-9881 Email: k.nobusada@ftnon.com www.ftnon.com Our innovative processes are specifically designed to ensure perfectly prepared, washed and dried products that are presented in the optimum way and will remain both visually attractive and in perfect condition with enhanced shelf life.

Food Processing Equipment Co. LLC

P.O. Box 952 Portage, MI 49081 269-679-2020 Fax: 269-679-2099 Email: sales@fpequipment.com www.fpequipment.com Food Processing Equipment Company, LLC., can take care of all your Equipment needs. We Buy, Sell, Broker, Consign, Auction, and Liquidate Used Machinery for the Fresh Produce Industry, Fresh Cut Produce, Cannery, Frozen fruit, Frozen Vegetable and Beverage Industries. We Buy Plants, Lines, Single Machines, Consign Equipment and Broker. We setup financing when necessary and arrange shipping. We are a proven company that has been selling used equipment for almost 25 years. Give us a call â&#x20AC;&#x201D; You can count on us! We sell Replacement Blades for machinery. We stock Blades for many Manufactures Machinery.

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EQUIPMENT Fortress Technology Inc.

51 Grand Marshall Drive Toronto, ON, Canada M1B 5N6 888-220-8737 416-754-2898 Fax: 416-754-2976 Email: sales@fortresstechnology.com www.fortresstechnology.com Custom Industrial Metal Detectors — easy-to-use, high-speed systems — GFSI compliant. Grote Company

Andy Schneider 1160 Gahanna Parkway Columbus, OH 43230 888-534-7683 614-868-8414 Fax: 614-863-1647 Email: sales@grotecompany.com www.grotecompany.com Grote Company is an industryleading manufacturer of precision slicing equipment, with several models specifically designed for the Fresh-Cut processing industry. Grote’s versatile Fresh-Cut slicing equipment is ideal for slicing most fruits and vegetables, from delicate tomatoes to rigid onions.

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EQUIPMENT Harpak-ULMA Packaging LLC

Heat and Control Inc.

Herrmann Ultrasonics Inc.

Heidi Harlfinger 175 John Quincy Adams Road Taunton, MA 02780 800-813-6644 508-884-2500 Fax: 508-884-2501 Email: heidiharlfinger @harpak-ulma.com www.harpak-ulma.com Harpak-ULMA offers a complete line of integrated, automated packaging solutions including tray sealers, piston fillers, pocket fillers, form/ fill seal, side seal, thermoforming, cartoning and wrap around, shrink wrap, sleeve wrap,flow pack, stretch wrap, skin pack, case packing and robotics systems.

21121 Cabot Blvd. Hayward, CA 94545 800-227-5980 510-259-0500 Fax: 510-259-0600 Email: info@heatandcontrol.com www.heatandcontrol.com Machinery and control systems for weighing, conveying, metal detection, X-ray inspection, checkweighing, tray filling/sealing, packaging and processing of fresh-cut products.

Uwe Peregi 1261 Hardt Circle Bartlett, IL 60103 630-626-1626 Fax: 630-736-7514 Email: info@herrmannultrasonics.com www.herrmannultrasonics.com Ultrasonic Sealing Systems for packaging.

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Heinzen Manufacturing Int’l

Rudi Groppe 405 Mayock Road Gilroy, CA 95020 800-655-4675 408-842-7233 Fax: 408-842-6678 Email: mia@heinzen.com www.heinzen.com Full-service design, manufacture and installation of food processing equipment.

NEGATIVE PNEUMATIC CONVEYING SYSTEMS Transport delicate finished product gently and without damage.

POSITIVE PNEUMATIC CONVEYING SYSTEMS

Intralox

301 Plantation Road Harahan, LA 70123 888-422-2358 504-733-0463 Fax: 800-877-7543 Email: customerservice. fruitandveg@intralox.com www.intralox.com Intralox’s new, breakthrough conveying technologies are proven to deliver profitable results.

800-234-4821

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Transport waste without the use of water or the cost and headaches of high maintenance conveyor belts, rollers and bearings.

SIZE REDUCER

Heavy-duty stainless steel to shred the toughest cabbage cores or melon rinds before introduction to the waste system.

PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS

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EQUIPMENT Kerian Machines Inc.

Key Technology Inc.

M-Tek Inc.

James Kerian P.O. Box 311 1709 Highway 81 S. Grafton, ND 58237 701-352-0480 Fax: 701-352-3776 Email: sales@kerian.com www.kerian.com The Kerian Speed Sizer provides fast, accurate and gentle sizing for most products.

Anita Funk 150 Avery St. Walla Walla, WA 99362 509-529-2161 Fax: 509-527-1331 Email: product.info@key.net www.key.net Processing equipment for freshcut producers including sorting, conveying and washing.

Rick Tkaczyk 1675 Todd Farm Drive Elgin, IL 60123 847-741-3500 Fax: 847-741-3569 Email: rtkaczyk@mtekcorp.com www.mtekcorp.com Stainless steel wash down MAP and VFFS Packaging Machines.

Kronen Corp.

KESS Industries Inc.

William Creitz P.O. Box 69 Cohoes, NY 12047 518-326-4373 Fax: 518-326-4376 Email: kronen@kronencorp.com www.kronencorp.com KRONEN is a leading worldwide supplier to the catering, convenience, delicatessen and food industries. We develop and produce single and special machines as well as complete processing lines for preparing, cutting, peeling, washing, spin drying and packing of food products.

650 Dekora Woods Blvd. Saukville, WI 53080 888-628-7491 262-268-8300 Fax: 262-268-4951 info@matrixpm.com Email: www.matrixpm.com Matrix Packaging Machinery is the industry-leading manufacturer of vertical form ﬁll seal (v/f/f/s) packaging equipment.

Ray Cassingham 130-37th St. NE Auburn, WA 98002 800-578-5564 Email: sales@kessind.com www.kessind.com Increase efﬁciency with innovative solutions for product handling and packaging.

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Matrix Packaging Machinery

EQUIPMENT Maxwell Chase Technologies LLC

North Star Engineered Products

Palcon Systems Inc.

Tom Gautreaux 125 Westlake Parkway, Ste. 100 Atlanta, GA 30336 866-344-0796 404-344-0796 Fax: 404-344-3908 Email: information@ maxwellchase.com www.maxwellchase.com Absorbent packaging that extends the shelf life of fresh-cut products. The company offers absorbent pads, pouches, trays, retail containers, lidding film, tomato and onion slicers, tray sealers and pouch fillers.

John Clement 28905 Glenwood Road Perrysburg, OH 43551 419-726-2645 Fax: 419-726-8583 Email: sales@northstarengineered.com www.northstarengineered.com Manufacturers of high-quality machinery and equipment for fresh-cut processing. Including: Helical wash systems, freshcut apple systems, melon peeling and dicing, tomato slicing, centrifuges.

Nelson-Jameson Inc.

Murray Smith P.O. Box 647 Marshfield, WI 54449 800-826-8302 715-387-1151 Fax: 715-387-8746 Email: sales@nelsonjameson.com www.nelsonjameson.com Supplier to the food processing industry since 1947.

ODENBERG Inc. (TOMRA Sorting Solutions, ODENBERG & BEST)

4038 Seaport Blvd. West Sacramento, CA 95691 800-688-8396 916-371-0700 Fax: 916-371-5471 Email: tss-food-sorting-us@tomra.com www.tomrasorting.com Global provider of sorting solutions to the food industry.

Palintest USA

1455 Jamike Ave. Erlanger, KY 41091 800-835-9629 Fax: 859-341-2106 Email: info@palintestusa.com www.palintestusa.com World leader in water analysis technology.

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EQUIPMENT PND SRL

Pre-Pack Machinery Inc.

Preco Inc.

Via Brancaccio 11 I-84018 Scafati, Italy +39 081 850 9368 Fax: +39 081 856 5168 Email: info@pndsrl.it www.pndsrl.it Fruit processing machinery manufacturer for apples, pears, kiwis, pineapples, melons, etc.

Rick Martin 520 S. Country Fair Drive Champaign, IL 61821 800-475-3030 217-352-1010 Fax: 217-352-1119 Email: rmartin@ prepackmachinery.com www.prepackmachinery.com Manufacturers of custom stainless steel processing equipment for the fresh-cut industry.

Tim Gamboni 500 Laser Drive Somerset, WI 54025 800-77-LASER 715-247-3285 Fax: 715-247-5650 Email: sales@precoinc.com www.precoinc.com Providing services and systems to laser perforate for package breathability, laser scoring for easyopen packages and laser slitting for microwave venting.

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Quality Equipment for a

Great Price! If you are purchasing 10 complete systems or your ﬁrst machine to automate your growing produce business, ELC Packaging Machine Company is the place to call. We will give you the fairest pricing in the industry and deliver you a high quality system with personal customer service before and after the sale. Call or email us today and ﬁnd out what so many food professionals have already discovered.

www.elcpackaging.com 24/7 Sales and Support

1-888-322-9160 HIGH SPEED V.F.F.S. BAGGERS

ELC BUCKET ELEVATOR/CONVEYOR

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EQUIPMENT Pulse Instruments

Reiser

Schober USA Inc.

Karan Khurana 16117 Covello St. Van Nuys, CA 91406 800-462-1926 818-909-0800 Fax: 818-909-7057 Email: support@pulseinstrument.com www.pulseinstrument.com Manufactures water disinfection and sanitizer automation, monitoring, recording and control.

725 Dedham St. Canton, MA 02021 781-821-1290 Fax: 781-821-1316 Email: sales@reiser.com www.reiser.com A leading supplier of processing and packaging equipment and solutions for the produce industry.

4690 Industry Drive Fairfield, OH 45014 800-344-8324 Fax: 513-489-7485 Email: solutions@schoberusa.com www.schoberusa.com Supplier of microperforating machines and pin sleeves for paper, film and foil.

REYCO Systems

QA Supplies LLC

J. Brian Scott P.O. Box 460 Caldwell, ID 83606 208-795-5700 Fax: 208-795-5749 Email: info@reycosys.com www.reycosys.com UVC Emitters to decontaminate products and surfaces, liquid removal with DynaVac System, waste transport with Pneumatic Conveying Systems.

Seven Chefs, a division of Nichimo International Inc.

Russ Holt 1185 Pineridge Road Norfolk, VA 23502 800-472-7205 757-855-3094 Fax: 757-855-4155 Email: info@Qasupplies.com www.Qasupplies.com We supply thermometers, air analyzers, penetrometers, refractometers and much more.

If you know Joe, then you know United Fresh.

Gary Rodgers 14432 SE Eastgate Way Bellevue, WA 98007 201-214-5853 Fax: 425-747-4504 Email: grodgers@nichimointl.com www.sevenchefs.com Nichimo Seven Chefs slicer and dicer production machines produce high quality cuts, versatile, quick changeover and six-month blade life. We now have two new machines. Please visit our website for video and information!

Or you might know others like him. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re leaders who want to make a real difference in the produce industry and shape their own future in the process. People just like you. Thousands of industry leaders already know the value of working together through United Fresh. Are you ready to make a difference?

Joe Klare Castellini Company, LLC Newport, Kentucky

www.unitedfresh.org

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EQUIPMENT Sormac B.V.

Robert Heckathorn 5916 PN Venlo, Netherlands +31-77-351-84-44 Mobile: +31-641-25-34-20 Fax: +31-77-320-48-01 Email: info@sormac.nl r.heckathorn@sormac.nl www.sormac.nl Processing equipment for potatoes, carrots, onions, leafy vegetables, cucumbers, bell peppers and others; onion peelers, carrot toppers and potato peelers, spinners and salad washers. South Georgia Equipment

P.O. Box 364 Vidalia, GA 30475 888-742-6199 Fax: 912-526-3635 Email: sales@sgaequip.com info@sgefreshcut.com www.sgaequip.com Processing equipment solutions designed to improve quality and reduce costs. Temkin International

Noam Temkin 213 Temkin Way Payson, UT 84651 800-235-5263 Email: noam@ temkininternational.com www.temkinfresh.com Domestically manufactured packaging with MAP/CAP technology for extended shelf life. TOMRA Sorting Solutions, ODENBERG & BEST

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EQUIPMENT Turatti

Urschel Laboratories Inc.

Dr. Alessandro Turatti or Andrew Chryssogelos U.S.: 24835 La Palma Ave., Ste. G Yorba Linda, CA 92887 Italy: Viale Regina Margherita 52 Cavarzere (VE) Italy, 30014 U.S.: 714-692-0092 Italy: +39-0426 310731 Fax: U.S.: 866-632-2025 E-mail: info@turatti.com, alessandro.turatti@ turatti.com www.turatti.com www.facebook.com/turattisrl www.twitter.com/turattisrl www.youtube.com/turattisrl Turatti is a world-leading group designing and manufacturing tailormade equipment and processing lines for the whole food industry (with a focus on Fresh-Cut Products), constantly investing to improve the quality and performance through a combination of know-how and innovation. We pride ourselves to provide a comprehensive range of capabilities that enable the processors to add convenience, quality and value to a wide range of fresh-cut products. We deliver processing lines, trimmers, corers, sorters, cutters, washers, dewatering, automated dryers, air dryers, peelers, coolers, mixers, fruit and customized equipments.

P.O. Box 2200 2503 Calumet Ave. Valparaiso, IN 46384 219-464-4811 Fax: 219-462-3879 Email: info@urschel.com www.urschel.com The global leader in food cutting technology. Vanmark Equipment LLC

Shon Berry 300 Industrial Parkway Creston, IA 50801 800-523-6261 740-201-0004 Fax: 641-782-9209 Email: sales@vanmarkequipment.com www.vanmarkequipment.com True to our roots in the potato industry, Vanmark manufactures equipment for potato chips, french fries and fresh potato washing. We specialize in processing root crops and other equipment to handle, scrub, wash, treat, peel, abrade, deburr, texture or polish products. In January 2012, Vanmark acquired GME Inc. International, the leading maker of hydro cutters and other food equipment used in the french fry, fruit and vegetable processing industry. The marriage of GME and Vanmarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s receiving, peeling, washing, scrubbing and hydro cutting products offers customers a more complete solution to their small or large vegetable processing line needs. Now Offeri ng

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FOOD SAFETY ABC Research Laboratories

Food Safety Net Services

3437 SW 24th Ave. Gainesville, FL 32607 866-233-5883 352-372-0436 Fax: 352-378-6483 www.abcr.com/contact ISO 17025 accredited food testing experts. Microbiology, chemistry and beyond.

Neogen Corporation

199 W. Rhapsody San Antonio, TX 78216 888-525-9788 Fax: 210-525-1702 Email: info@fsns.com www.FSNS.com Nationwide network of ISO/IEC 170251 A2LA accredited laboratories offering services including intervention, validation and shelf-life studies; HACCP, BRC and EMP education programs and regulatory support.

Tammy Ritter 620 Lesher Place Lansing, MI 48912 800-234-5333 517-372-9200 Fax: 517-372-0108 Email: tritter@neogen.com www.neogen.com Neogen offers diagnostic tests to ensure food safety.

Accu-Tab Chlorination System

Axiall Corporation 11 Stanwix St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 724-325-5959 Email: brian.newsome@axiall.com www.accu-tab.com Accu-Tab Chlorination Systems. The safer, simpler and more effective process water solution. Ceres Certifications, International (CCI)

P.O. Box 848 Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 715-723-5143 Fax: 715-723-4956 Email: information@ceresci.com www.ceresci.com GFSI Food Safety Certifying Body Specializing in PrimusGFS and GLOBALG.A.P.

Fortress Technology Inc.

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GROWERS/PROCESSORS Columbia Onion

Rick Perez P.O. Box 1849 Mattawa, WA 99349 Phone: 509-643-4094 Mobile: 509-380-6997 Fax: 509-932-4040 Email: rperez@columbiaonion.com www.columbiaonion.com Process and fresh pack whole peel and fresh yellow, red and white onions respectively.

GROWERS/PROCESSORS Richland Hills/Sunset Orchard

Apio Inc.

Columbia/Okura LLC

Allan Vignieri 23770 Hustler Ridge Drive Richland Center, WI 53581 800-811-8088 608-647-4038 Fax: 608-647-6098 Email: sunset@mwt.net www.rchlndhills.com Producer of fresh-sliced apples.

Sandy Cleary P.O. Box 727 4575 W. Main St. Guadalupe, CA 93434 800-454-1355 805-249-5308 Fax: 805-343-6295 Email: scleary@apioinc.com www.apioinc.com

Dick Sampson 301 Grove St. Vancouver, WA 98661 360-735-1952 Fax: 360-905-1707 Email: pallsales@colmac.com www.columbiaokura.com The premier provider of robotic palletizing equipment. Robotic Palletizing Experts.

PACKAGING Alard Equipment Corp.

CartDarts, a Division of FlipSide Design LLC

Loralee Lyman P.O. Box 3303 Carmel, CA 93921 831-333-1222 Fax: 877-627-3547 Email: info@CartDarts.com www.CartDarts.com Creative facilitator of consumersuggested, buyer-requested fresh lifestyle products.

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Harpak-ULMA Packaging LLC

Heidi Harlfinger 175 John Quincy Adams Road Taunton, MA 02780 800-813-6644 508-884-2500 Fax: 508-884-2501 Email: heidiharlfinger@ harpak-ulma.com www.harpak-ulma.com Harpak-ULMA offers a complete line of integrated, automated packaging solutions for the produce industry. Offerings include primary and secondary packaging equipment and fully automated systems.

PACKAGING Heat and Control Inc.

INNOVATION IN FLEXIBLE PRODUCE PACKAGING FROM ISRAEL

Intralox

Our FreshCast produce films in rolls and bags are manufactured specifically for the fresh-cut produce packaging market. FreshCast products are customized for optimal shelf life and have been proven to extend the shelf life of products such as broccoli and cauliflower. These polypropylene films provide better transparency over polyethylene (PE) and better puncture resistance than BOPP products. We have served growers and packers in the U.S. and Canada for over 15 years especially in Salinas and Yuma. For Additional Information please contact our U.S. Representative at: E-mail: Jerry@castplast.com or call 516-967-0036 R.O.P – The Go To company for flexible polypropylene produce packaging WWW.ROPLTD.COM

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Specialists in Process Improvement & Design for the Fresh-Cut Industry

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New Facility Design Plant Layout Process Design Process Improvement Sanitary Design Project Management Interim Management Hi-Standard Machine Company Alan Bortree (937)606-0034 Abortree@Hi-StandardMachine.com www.Hi-StandardMachine.com

• Packaging Solutions • Process & Facility Design • Waste Systems • Labor Reduction Strategies • Continuous Improvement Programs • Equipment Selection and Fabrication

Brian Hill (847) 922-8671 bhill@palconsystems.com www.palconsystems.com

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PACKAGING Maxwell Chase Technologies LLC

R.O.P Ltd.

Tom Gautreaux 125 Westlake Parkway, Ste. 100 Atlanta, GA 30336 866-344-0796 404-344-0796 Fax: 404-344-3908 Email: information@maxwellchase.com www.maxwellchase.com Absorbent packaging that extends the shelf life of fresh-cut products. The company offers absorbent pads, pouches, trays, retail containers, lidding ﬁlm, tomato and onion slicers, tray sealers and pouch ﬁllers.

Jerold B. Krupnick P.O. Box 219 Plainview, NY 11803 516-967-0036 Email: jerry@castplast.com www.ropltd.com Manufacturer of polypropylene packaging for produce.

Multivac Inc.

Matt Malott 11021 N. Pomona Ave. Kansas City, MO 64153 800-800-8552 816-891-0555 Email: muinc@multivac.com www.multivac.com Modiﬁed atmosphere packaging (MAP) solutions for fresh produce with a range of solutions and sizes to accommodate various budgets.

Reiser

725 Dedham St. Canton, MA 02021 781-821-1290 Fax: 781-821-1316 Email: sales@reiser.com www.reiser.com A leading supplier of processing and packaging equipment and solutions for the produce industry. Sonoco Clear Pack

Dan Curtis 11610 Copenhagen Court Franklin Park, IL 60131 800-961-8870 Fax: 847-957-1529 Email: danny.curtis@sonoco.com www.sonoco.com Manufacturer of thermoformed and extruded foodservice packaging and sheet.

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PEELERS/SLICERS Temkin International

Noam Temkin 213 Temkin Way Payson, UT 84651 800-235-5263 Email: noam@temkininternational.com www.temkinfresh.com Temkin International operates manufacturing facilities in four strategic locations to provide exceptional products and excellent customer service. State-of-the-art equipment runs around the clock to ensure fast turnaround, and all products are carefully inspected to gurantee quality. View the interactive version of this buyers’ guide at

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Triangle Package Machinery Company

Kim Magon 6655 W. Diversey Ave. Chicago, IL 60707 800-621-4170 773-889-0200 Fax: 773-889-4221 Email: info@trianglepackage.com www.trianglepackage.com Triangle equipment thrives in cold, wet, harsh environments. Because of this, fresh fruit and vegetable packaging is an ideal application for our rugged, sanitary VFFS baggers. Whether you’re running leaf lettuce, baby carrots, berries, tomatoes or apple slices, we’ve seen it all. Pairing up an inline combination weigher and our high-speed continuous motion VFFS is the perfect solution for your produce packaging challenge. When it comes to sanitation, Triangle VFFS baggers are second to none, and meet FSMA requirements. We offer four levels of sanitation including USDA/3A models and control box ratings from Nema 12 to Nema 4X.

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Alan Stender, Western Region Manager 4500 Northstar Way Modesto, CA 95356 209-574-9884 Fax: 209-574-0192 Email: alan.stender@atlaspacific.com Ben Zamore, Eastern Region Manager 23 N. Loudoun St. Winchester, VA 22601 540-662-9176 Fax: 540-662-9064 Email: ben.zamore@atlaspacific.com www.atlaspacific.com Industry leader in automatic feed, orient, core and slice apples and pears for fresh slice processors; peach and apricot pitting/de-stoning/ halving. Atlas also offers a mango peeler and our newest product is a pineapple, cantaloupe and honeydew melon chunker.

They still won’t peel Grapes ... but Pre-Pack’s peelers will peel Cantaloupe, Pineapple, Mangos and Eggplant as well as Honey Dew, Rutabaga, Butternut Squash, Papaya and Jicama!

THE MOST VERSATILE, RELIABLE PEELER AVAILABLE! Peels Up to 7 Pieces Per Minute Heavy Duty Industrial Peeler All Stainless Steel Construction Adjusts Automatically to Fruits and Vegetables Ranging in Height from 5” to 13” 7 Pre-set Speeds for Ease In Changing Products

Free demo at www. prepackmachinery. com

PRE-PACK MACHINERY, INC.

P.O. Box 3875 • Champaign, IL 61826 (217) 352-1010 • fax: (217) 352-1119 • www.prepackmachinery.com

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PROCESSORS G.O. Fresh

Sun Rich Fresh Foods Inc.

DEL Ozone - Food Safety Solutions

2521 Hennepin Ave. E. Minneapolis, MN 55413 800-328-0797 612-256-1770 Fax: 612-331-1715 Email: ml@gofresh-precut.com www.gofresh-precut.com The Midwest’s premier processor of fresh, pre-cut fruits and vegetables. G.O. Fresh is an experienced leader in providing ready-to-use vegetables, green salad blends, fresh fruit medleys and innovative salsas to the foodservice industry, food manufacturers and for private-label branding.

Cam Haygarth 22151 Fraserwood Way Richmond, B.C., Canada V6W 1J5 800-661-0087 604-244-8800 Fax: 604-244-8811 Email: customerservice@ sun-rich.com www.sun-rich.com The leading processor of high-quality value-added fresh-cut fruit for foodservice and retail applications with facilities in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto and Reading.

3580 Sueldo St. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 800-676-1335, ext. 255 805-541-1601, ext. 255 Fax: 805-541-8459 Email: foodsafety@delozone.com www.delozonefoodsafety.com Improve food safety, cut sanitation costs and exceed regulatory standards with DEL Ozone Food Safety Solutions for direct food contact, surface sanitation and cold storage.

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SANITATION Birko

Dana Johnson 9152 Yosemite St. Henderson, CO 80640 800-525-0476 303-289-1090 Fax: 303-289-1190 Email: djohnson@birkocorp.com www.birkocorp.com Cleaning, sanitation and intervention solutions for the food industry.

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SEEDS Siegers Seed Company

Jeff Siegers 13031 Reflections Drive Holland, MI 49424 800-962-4999 616-786-4999 Fax: 877-994-0333 Email: customer_service@siegers.com www.siegers.com Siegers Seed Co. is an independent vegetable seed supplier to commercial vegetable growers in the eastern United States and Canada,representing breeders/ producers from all over the world.

WATER TREATMENTS Sakata Seed America Inc.

AquaPulse Systems

ClearWater Tech, LLC

John Nelson 18095 Serene Drive Morgan Hill, CA 95037 408-778-7758 Fax: 408-778-7768 Email: info@sakata.com www.sakata.com Sakata is a global leader in the research and production of vegetable and flower seed, and this year celebrates 100 years of breeding breakthroughs.

Karan Khurana 16117 Covello St. Van Nuys, CA 91406 888-239-4447, ext. 2 Fax: 888-239-5552 Email: support@ aquapulsesystems.com www.aquapulsesystems.com Chlorine dioxide water disinfection treatment for flume and facility water supply.

Tim Chew 850 Capitolio Way San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 805-549-9724 Fax: 805-549-0306 Email: tchew@cwtozone.com www.cwtozone.com ClearWater Tech, LLC is the leading designer and manufacturer of water purification systems for the Agri-Food Industry. Includes clean-in-place and surface sanitation systems.

TRACEABILITY Matthews Marking Systems

6515 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15206 800-775-7775 Fax: 412-665-2550 Email: info@matw.com www.matthewsmarking.com Variety of marking and traceability solutions including time/date stamps, codes, serial number marking and more.

BioSafe Systems

22 Meadow St. East Hartford, CT 06108 888-273-3088 860-290-8890 Fax: 860-290-8802 Email: info@biosafesystems.com www.biosafesystems.com Manufacturers of disease control products for crops pre- and post-harvest.

WEIGHERS OCS Checkweighers

Sarah DesJardins 2350 Hewatt Road Shellville, GA 30039 678-344-8300 Fax: 678-344-8030 Email: info.usa@ocs-cw.com www.ocs-cw.com/english/home Dynamic checkweighing, scanning, metal detection and inspection equipment.

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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS California Leafy Green Handler Marketing Board 1521 I St. Sacramento, CA 95814-2016 916-441-1240 Fax: 916-446-1063 info@caleafygreens.ca.gov www.caleafygreens.ca.gov California League of Food Processors 1755 Creekside Oaks Drive, Ste. 250 Sacramento, CA 95833 916-640-8150 Fax: 916-640-8156 www.clfp.com Food Marketing Institute 2345 Crystal Drive, Ste. 800 Arlington, VA 22202 202-452-8444 Fax: 202-429-4519 fmi@fmi.org www.fmi.org Food Processing Suppliers Association 1451 Dolly Madison Blvd., Ste. 101 McLean, VA 22101-3850 703-761-2600 Fax: 703-761-4334 www.fpsa.org

Grocery Manufacturers Association 1350 I St. Ste. 300 Washington, DC 20005 202-639-5900 Fax: 202-639-5932 info@gmaonline.com www.gmaonline.com Institute of Food Technologists 525 W. Van Buren St., Ste. 1000 Chicago, IL 60607-3814 312-782-8424 Fax: 312-782-8348 info@ift.org www.ift.org International Foodservice Distributors Association 1410 Spring Hill Road McLean, VA 22102 703-532-9400 Fax: 703-538-4673 www.ifdaonline.org National Association of College and University Food Services 2525 Jolly Road, Ste. 280 Okemos, MI 48864-3680 517-332-2494 Fax: 517-332-8144 www.nacufs.org

National Association of Convenience Stores 1600 Duke St. Alexandria, VA 22314 703-684-3600 Fax: 703-836-4564 nacs@nacsonline.com www.nacsonline.com Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute 11911 Freedom Dr., Ste. 600 Reston, VA 20190 703-243-8555 Fax: 703-243-8556 www.pmmi.org Produce Marketing Association 1500 Casho Mill Road Newark, DE 19711 302-738-7100 Fax: 702-731-2409 www.pma.com United Fresh Produce Association 1901 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Ste. 1100 Washington, DC 20006 202-303-3400 Fax: 202-303-3433 united@unitedfresh.org www.unitedfresh.org

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Suppliers Association

Fresh Sliced Apples Retail and Food Service

(800) 811-8088

23770 Hustler Ridge Dr., Richland Center, WI 53581

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ADVERTISER INDEX Alard Equipment Corp. ..............................8

Intralox......................................................3

Reyco Systems .......................................11

American Wholesale Refrigeration ...........28

Kerian Machines Inc. ...............................10

Richland Hills / Sunset Orchard ...............28

Apio, Inc. ................................................20

Key Technology Inc. ................................31

Reiser .....................................................15

Atlas Pacific Engineering ...........................8

Maxwell Chase Technologies LLC ..............5

BioSafe Systems LLC ..............................24

NatureSeal / Mantrose-Haeuser .................2

Sonoco Plastics ......................................26

BIRKO .....................................................21

Nelson-Jameson, Inc. .............................13

CMI Equipment and Engineering Co. ........13

North Star Engineered Products...............10

ELC Packaging ........................................14

Palcon Systems, Inc................................23

Flipside Design........................................10

Palintest USA/Aquionics Inc. ...................27

Food Processing Suppliers Association .....9

PNDsrl/Food Processing Machinery .........12

United Fresh Produce Association ..... 16, 30

FTNON ....................................................22

Pre-Pack Machinery Inc .........................25

Urschel Laboratories Inc..........................32

Heinzen Manufacturing Intl. .......................7

Pulse Instruments ...................................18

Vanmark Equipment /Grote ........................9

Hi-Standard Machine Company ...............23

R.O.P. LTD/Castplast LLC .........................23

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