Tetra Pak launches automated solution for prepared foods

Tetra Pak has launched a new flexible, automated solution for sauces, dressings, pastes, dips, soups and other prepared food applications.

With the Tetra Pak Pasteuriser PF, the company has expanded its existing hot fill, high acid portfolio and entered the new segment of prepared foods.

This new equipment is designed to switch easily between hot and filled products.

By using the equipment, food manufacturers can easily deal with shifts in market demand, as they’ll be able to move from one recipe to another with just a push of a button,helping them maintain a consistent product quality.

The pasteuriser can be used for producing ketchup, tomato paste, soya sauce, and other thin sauces and smooth desserts.

The equipment can be operated both as a standalone system, or can be integrated with other equipment in the processing line. With its modular format, more functions can be added in stages.

Tetra Pak’s centre of expertise for prepared food manager Anders Yngwe Söderstjerna said: "The user-friendly technology and level of automation incorporated within Tetra Pak Pasteuriser PF adds up to a compelling solution for a broad customer profile in the prepared food industry. A fair proportion of these are existing users of Tetra Pak equipment, for whom adopting this technology will provide opportunities to develop new revenue streams.

"Its competitively low cost of total ownership also positions it as the ideal point of entry system for companies that hitherto have been unable to access this market."

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Image: Tetra Pak’s Pasteuriser PF can be used for producing ketchup, tomato paste, soya sauce and other thin sauces and smooth desserts. Photo: courtesy of Tetra Pak International.