Fruits.
In the last few years lots of new fruit-based processed foods have been created: besides of the typical strawberry yogurt, there are now lemon, berries, blackberries, apple, banana, coconut, vanilla, pineapple, peach yogurts, and more to come if we start considering tropical fruits. And, of course, there are variations on them: Greek yogurts, creamy yogurts, yogurts for baby, bio yogurts, liquid yogurts and the most recent ones: those with solid textures, not only the flavour of those fruits.
Besides of the innovative dairy industry, where fruits are used as an addition to a base product (the yogurt), fruits have been used as essential ingredients for jams, marmalades and comfitures for ages. Fruits are also processed for their addition to dehydrated snacks, as stuffing for ready-to-eat roasted chicken, etc.
These classical and new applications for fruits have empowered the growth of a new emerging industry, which is specialized on producing fruit bases as intermediate products and that have the final producers as their clients.
In order to meet the ever growing consumer demand and these new market niches, HRS has developed key technologies for processing fruit bases so that the resulting product maintains a first-class appearance, taste, texture and traceable quality on the one hand, and consistently low costs on the other.
HRS has successfully developed technology solutions for the following applications:
Manufacturers of fruit bases get the most out of ingredients when taking advantage of our heat transfer and fluid handling technologies for maintaining the product integrity in batch and continuous processing.
HRS solutions for fruit purée and concentrate industries can benefit from many of the most advanced technologies available. Scraped surface Heat Exchangers can be used to avoid product loses due to stops for cleaning the fouling layer. Our patented piston pumps, heat exchangers and aseptic fillers complete the definitive toolset for this industry.
HRS offers a comprehensive range of processing components, modules and complete turn-key plants used to process fruits into jam, marmalades, comfitures and confectionery based sauces.
HRS solutions enable our food industry customers to benefit from many of the most advanced technologies available, in full compliance with FDA regulations and other exceptional hygiene requirements.
Our unique know-how makes a vital difference for thousands of fruit processors all over the world that appreciate the full benefits of global technical resources, combined with local know-how and on-the-spot back-up. You can trust HRS to provide the best and most cost-effective solution for your particular needs.
HRS has proven that aseptic packaging is the future for fruit processing, because it has the following properties:
- Empty package (flat) storage means less storage volume.
- Ready to be used.
- Product is aseptic.
- Ease of use.
- Higher quality than can or tin.
- Minimum thermal treatment.
- Minimum costs of process, labour and energy.
HRS supplied tecnology is perfectly suited for particulate products, pumped through our piston pumps, processed in our corrugated tube heat exchangers and scraped surface heat exchangers, and filled in our aseptic filler.