Meeting rising consumer expectations for high quality frozen foods is a daily challenge for food manufacturers. A company’s freezing process is an integral part of delivering high-quality products, because it can greatly affect a product’s sensory characteristics and yield. The Praxair Food Technologies Laboratory was established to assist food manufacturers in optimizing their cryogenic freezing processes to maintain quality and maximize yield. The staff supplies actionable data and recommendations based on test results run on full-size production equipment to determine the optimal cryogenic freezing process for a product or application. Assessment factors include product size and density, heat transfer, belt size and configuration, manufacturing footprint, cryogen use, and more. Praxair’s Food Lab experts analyze production needs and recommend cryogenic systems or process adjustments to meet production goals and improve yield.