Universal Pasteurization announces acquisition of HPP services provider, GL Foods
Universal Pasteurization Company, an industry leader in outsourced High Pressure Processing (HPP) services, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, UPC Texas LLC, has acquired the assets of Global Leading Foods (GL Foods), a Coppell, Texas-based premier supplier of High Pressure Processing (HPP) services. The facility will provide additional HPP capacity for both current and prospective customers, and its location is strategic to Universal’s geographic expansion plans to better serve the growing market for HPP outsourcing. The new location will join Universal’s other HPP outsourcing facilities in Lincoln, NE and Villa Rica, GA.
We are extremely pleased to be able to add a Dallas-area location to our HPP service footprint,” stated Jeff Barnard, Universal’s President. “Dallas is a center of food manufacturing activity as well as a prime distribution hub.” He further stated: “HPP offers substantial benefits to processors, retailers and consumers alike, however the equipment acquisition costs and batch operational challenges make its implementation a challenge for many. Through our outsourcing approach we remove these barriers by offering a usage-based model while providing redundancy both of HPP equipment and HPP facilities. We also offer flexibility through many value-added services. This offers all companies, both large and small, access to this sophisticated technology.“