Fabulous Food Plant: Paramount Citrus
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Truck Receiving Area
The truck receiving area is illuminated by LED lighting.
The Pre-sort Line
The pre-sort line at floor level, where fruit is sorted by size, grade and color.
Cold Storage
The plant can accommodate up to 31 million pounds of clementines in cold storage.
The Packaging Room
Fruit is packed and palletized in the packaging room.
The Packaging Room, Up Close
This photo shows an up-close view of the packaging room.
Palletizers prepare the clementines for shipping
Alvey 910 palletizers get the Halos clementines ready to go to shipping. Source: Paramount Citrus Packing Company.
The roof at Paramount's new plant contains solar cells
Most of the roof at Paramount’s new plant contains solar cells that produce 2.7 MW of power per year. Source: Paramount Citrus Packing Company.
Natural gas-driven fuel cells from Bloom Energy at Paramount Citrus
Natural gas-driven fuel cells from Bloom Energy create 1.6 MW without combustion. Source: Paramount Citrus Packing Company.
This pre-grading line is the first step in sorting
This pre-grading line is the first step in sorting, which is followed by a final grading line. Source: Paramount Citrus Packing Company.
Both the pre-grade and packaging lines provide washing, drying and waxing of Halos clementines
Both the pre-grade and packaging lines provide washing, drying and waxing of Halos clementines. Source: Paramount Citrus Packing Company.
Packaging line 1 of 5 grades and sorts the fruit
Packaging line 1 of 5 grades and sorts the fruit before packaging into bags. Source: Paramount Citrus Packing Company.