Preserving freshness, brand reputation with oxygen scavengers
Thrushwood Farms is a meat processor and co-packer with a 28,000-square-foot facility located in Galesburg, Ill. As a family-owned business with award-winning meats, the Hankes family takes great pride in the high quality products it produces and its commitment to food safety.
When Thrushwood Farms looked to expand its business a few years ago, processing jerky seemed a natural fit based on its capabilities and the growing popularity of jerky. As part of its new operation, an oxygen scavenger was selected for use in packaging. Two years later, however, Thrushwood started experiencing failures with some of the scavengers.