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Article: Pilot plants preview product, process realities: pilot plant facilities offer cost-effective opportunities to test the tools of production and new products in a real food manufacturing environment.(PILOT PLANTS)
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- Food Processing
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- June 1, 2005
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Culinary Concepts was having problems with its Hollandaise sauce. "When it is done correctly, it has to set at room temperature. Yet keeping those ingredients of raw eggs, lemon juice and butter at room temperature can pose a health threat," explains President Hal Valdes.
Valdes and his product team pondered the possibilities of aseptic processing for this and other products in the line. The Orlando, Fla., company manufactures time- and labor-saving soups and sauces for foodservice under the Chef Creations label. "Our products are all chef-quality products that we sell to restaurants," he says. "They are all natural, no preservatives.
"A lot of times, ...