Freezing and chilling technologies: Get sold on the cold
Leveraging the best freezing and chilling technologies can enable meat and poultry processors to enhance operations, but equipment capabilities must keep pace with expanding volumes for maximum benefit.
Keeping meat and poultry fresh and safe during its journey from the ranch to the plate is often an intricate undertaking for processors. And few variables are as important for sustaining product quality as leveraging appropriate freezing and chilling technologies.
Chilling starts immediately after harvest. Maintaining the necessary cold temperatures throughout processing is essential for proteins to maintain the necessary taste, appearance and shelf life, analysts say.