Enterprise Tondelli installs bottling line for Irish Kombucha producer

Enterprise Tondelli recently supplied and commissioned an automatic Kombucha bottling line for the SynerChi Kombucha Brewery in the district of Gweedore, Donegal.

SynerChi is Ireland’s original Kombucha brewery established in 2012 and based in its own custom, state of the art, BRCGS A++ facility in Gweedore, Co. Donegal, since 2013. Kombucha is a fermented tea product that is ‘live’ and is generally made from green tea that is fermented with a ‘SCOBY’ - an acronym for ‘Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast’. The product is then enhanced with natural flavours such as ginger, raspberry, apple etc. There are purported health benefits from the probiotic bacteria in the product and this market continues to grow rapidly.

The bottling line from Enterprise Tondelli consists of a de-palletising station feeding a rotary three station labeller. The labeller from BRB Globus in Italy is fitted with servo motor driven bottle platforms so that any future labelling combinations can be accommodated. The bottles are labelled before filling as the drinks are carbonated and filled cold. This strategy avoids labelling on to bottles with condensation and allows more accurate labelling and better product presentation. A packaged carbonator supplied by Enterprise Tondelli is used to carbonate the final drinks with fine bubbles giving a velvety mouth feel. The carbonator uses an in-line with flow meter control for accurate CO2 dosing and a stabilisation tank prior to filling all mounted on a stainless-steel skid.

Mr Seamus McGowan, factory manager of SynerChi, said: “We are very happy with the line supplied and commissioned by Enterprise Tondelli. The result of our collaboration together has been a bottling line to be proud of, giving us gains in efficiency and consistent high-quality production.”

Mr Garry Wilson, senior project manager for Enterprise Tondelli, said: “It has been a pleasure working with Seamus and his team on this small but interesting project. By good cooperation the very best outcome has been achieved.”

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