News & Press releases

The changes in the Board of GEA Food Solutions reflect the ambition to fully seize the opportunities the market segment of protein food offers. “The growth of the global population and the increasing demand for high quality food provide us with many opportunities to
increase our business,” says Dirk Hejnal, the new Segment President of GEA Food Solutions. “I am really looking forward to further developing our business and contributing to the strategic direction to expand the food process technology activities of the GEA Group”.

GEA Convenience-Food Technologies – freezing, frying and forming ‘firsts’ at Anuga FoodTec 2012

GEA Convenience-Food Technologies, the food process segment of the GEA Group AG, is exhibiting at Anuga FoodTec (Cologne Germany, 27 to 30 march 2012) together with all other GEA segments for the first time since joining the group. With a 1300 m2 stand – the largest at the show – it is an impressive showing with nine machines and three premieres from the company formerly known as Convenience Food Systems. These include the CFS FreshFormer for fresh meat forming, the CFS EasyFry XL high-performance fryer and the E-Tec P Freezer. This high capacity spiral freezer is a joint development with GEA Refrigeration Technologies who are also present on the GEA stand.

Overlap Seal wrapper is set to become the new industry standard

The hermetically-sealed Overlap Seal double-twist wrappers from GEA CFS Weert not only keep the lollipop dry in high humidity conditions but also offer up to a 30% saving in film compared to a regular bunch wrapper. And with the recently added ‘Easy Open’ tear slit feature, lollipops wrapped this way are even easier to open than the regular double-twist. When running on the company’s recently upgraded TwistWrapper machine, a wrapping capacity of up to 1,000 ball lollipops per minute is possible.

Hermitically sealed wrapper extends the lollipop’s shelf life

Unlike regular lollipop double-twist wrappers, which allow moisture to reach the lollipop, the patented Overlap Seal double-twist wrapper is hermetically sealed. In regions where atmospheric humidity is high, moisture in the air can significantly reduce the shelf-life of a lollipop if it is not hermetically sealed. In the past, overcoming this problem meant using either a bunch-wrap that is twisted and sealed around the stick only, or using a flow-wrap where the whole lollipop is sealed in on all sides – including the stick. The hermetically sealed Double-Twist with OverlapSeal reduces costs by using much less film than a bunch-wrap and looks good. And of course for the consumer, the patented EasyOpen slit takes all the fiddly finger work out of opening the candy. Kees Le Loux, Segment Manager for Lollipops, said, “In combination with the excellent hermetic sealing qualities, the new Easy Open tear slit makes this wrapper even easier to open than a regular double-twist, and I am confident it is set to become a new industry standard."

CFS (Bakel, The Netherlands) has launched a new website to provide customers with a complete overview of all CFS machines that are available on short notice. The stock listed on stock.CFS.com includes secondhand, ex-demonstration and ex-rental equipment as well as some new machines. Where necessary, machines will be brought back to the original specification with original parts and can be fitted with updates or new options.

The opportunity for fast delivery
Marius van Otterdijk, one of the company’s secondhand equipment coordinators, says, “The tough economic climate has made businesses more cautious, often postponing investment and constantly looking for low cost opportunities. We want to support our customers in this, so via the new website they can view our ‘Secondhand, first class’ solutions and choose a suitable machine. The short delivery time means they can be operational extremely quickly.” All machines come with an original manual and manufacturer’s guarantee. The entire range of CFS Customer Support services is available for these machines.

On the website, potential customers can download a PDF specification sheet of the machine they are interested in and request a quotation. Visitors to the site can also register to be informed of new stock when it comes in.
 

A steady supply of stock
CFS is a leading manufacturer of machines for preparation, marination, processing, slicing and packaging of meat, poultry, fish, cheese and other food products. The company has an huge installed base worldwide, ensuring a steady supply of quality serviceable machines through trade-in actions, many which were manufactured under the brands that have since become part of CFS. These include Krämer+Grebe, Koppens, Wolfking, Scanio, Tiromat and Dixie Union. These heritage brands are