True Fresh HPP installs third Hiperbaric 525 machine

True Fresh HPP has installed its third Hiperbaric 525 HPP machine in a 60,000 sq. ft. cold storage facility at Buena Park, California.

The provider of High Pressure Processing (HPP) said it has the single largest concentration of HPP tolling services under one roof in Northern America.

The Hiperbaric 525 HPP has a 525 litre capacity and 380mm diameter with throughputs of over 3,000kg of product per hour.

The HPP process takes product in its original and final packaging, pressurizing it up to 87,000 psi over a few minutes.

Mark Lodge, president, said HPP is increasingly being used in all food categories.

"We help the food industry using our certified HPP facilities to provide clean, wholesome, unadulterated foods that are fresh, guaranteed safe and long lasting,” he said.

“In fact, our True Fresh HPP technology demonstrates the ability to extend chilled shelf-life for up to 10x normal expectations.

“As a result, this allows manufactures to supply products that are guaranteed pathogen free with a truly clean label on a national footprint while simultaneously increasing operational efficiencies."

In Southern California the facility is close to Los Angeles shipping ports, Vernon's co-packer district and the Inland Empire, near the intersection of trucking routes to the Pacific Mid-West.

Paul Harrison, director of operations, said: "We now have three of the largest capacity HPP machines giving us the greatest capacity of HPP tolling services in one location. This really secures our position at the forefront of HPP processing, technology and know-how."