The humble shrimp has been the mainstay of the Choice Canning Company for more than 50 years. Already a leading supplier of shrimp in North America, the processor expanded into the ready-to-cook meal market in 2006. It now produces 12 IQF skillet meals under the Tastee Choice brand and distributes them to retail grocery stores throughout the Eastern, Midwestern and Southwestern states and Canada.
Designed for the low-shear blending of powders, pellets, granules, fibers and other solids, Ross vertical blenders feature an auger that turns on its own axis and a mechanical arm that rotates the auger around the conical vessel.
Filling 2 or more different products, such as dry powder products and particulates, into 1 container at the same time on an automatic pouch machine, the Spee-Dee Combo filler fills up to 120 pouches per min.
Designed for vacuum up to 25 in. Hg and 5 psig internal pressure, the Ross 450-gal. working capacity horizontal paddle blender has a cylindrical trough that includes a pneumatically operated dome cover and 150 psig 3-zone heating/cooling jacket.
Used for blending powders or other solid raw materials with a bulk density of 35 lb./cu. ft. or less, Ross 42B Model ribbon blenders come with stainless steel wetted parts polished to a 60-grit finish, a solid-shaft double ribbon agitator for center discharge, knife gate discharge valve and Teflon braided packing.
Used for the routine blending of free-flowing solids, fully equipped Ross V-cone and double-cone tumble blenders are also suitable for batching blends containing minor ingredients.
The Inotec vacuum emulsifier has a force-feed system to remove entrapped air from product prior to the emulsifying process and maintains the vacuum throughout the cutting process.