Sanitary conveyor systems are a significant investment for most food processors, especially when integrating multiple pieces of OEM equipment into a cohesive line.
Ensuring you invest in the right conveyor system is vital to the future of any processor– because it must meet your needs for construction, design, functionality, maintenance, food safety, quality control, and employee safety.
Industrial injectors are a big investment, so it’s worthwhile to regularly inspect and maintain them to ensure product longevity. But there’s even more reason to preserve them in an optimal state when it comes to yield consistency, food quality and safety, and expensive downtime.
While injector equipment manufacturers provide information on how to care for the company’s investment, these manuals are often lengthy and overwhelming. Sometimes, they’re not even accessible to personnel. All of this results in many processors neglecting to properly maintain their injectors.
Understanding proper brining methods for meat and meat alternatives are essential when it comes to improving product yields, product quality and your bottom line as a processor.
The process of brining generally entails marinating the meat or meat alternative in a solution (brine) containing salt and other functional ingredients before cooking.
Brining allows for a moist end result because it hydrates the cells of the muscle tissue before cooking as well as helps the cells to hold on to the water while they are being cooked.
That means that the process of brining, and doing so correctly, is crucial for processors who want to produce a tasty, quality meat product for consumers.
There seems to be an endless array of vacuum tumblers on the market today for processors to choose from, and researching the advantages of all the different platforms can be overwhelming.
That’s because there are a lot of factors that weigh in when investing in a new tumbler. For example, you might be looking to purchase based on a particular function, or maybe your priority is longevity.
Cutting meat with a band saw can be extremely dangerous.
Every year, 4,000 meat band saw-related amputations take place in the meatpacking industry. These injuries can be avoided through the right safety measures.
Accurate temperature readings in your smokehouse are essential for improving yields, consistency, and food safety.
Unfortunately, a lot of smokehouse operators don’t know how to properly use a temperature probe. This means that temperatures are not being measured precisely — which gives way to varying degrees of product yields and consistency on the same truck and can result in a costly recall.
Proper probing is a relatively simple task, but it needs to be done consistently every single time.
Despite supply issues, the popularity of meat sticks remains on the rise.
In 2021, processors made a combined total of over $1.83 billion in sales for meat snacks at convenience stores alone– with meat sticks as the leading category. That’s up from $466 million in 2015 – almost a 1.5 billion dollar increase in six years!
Clearly, Americans love their meat sticks.
This sudden growth in popularity has left processors looking for ways to optimize their meat stick operation — to grab a larger share of the industry, outprice the competition, and make more money.
More specifically, it has put a lot of pressure on processors to improve yields and consistency in order to compete for those dollars.
Purchasing a vacuum tumbler can be a daunting task.
Do a quick Google search for “vacuum tumbler” and you’ll find thousands of options to choose from — all claiming to be the best on the market.
So how do you know which vacuum tumbler is right for YOUR specific meat product?
We laid out a process below to help you choose.
A brine injector is an essential piece of equipment for any meat processing company.
These machines are used to inject a brine mixture into the meat to add weight and flavor, which ultimately leaves more money in your pocket.
Uncooked meat and poultry products are typically sold by weight. Meaning, if you can make your product weigh more, look better, and cook better for the consumer, you can charge a premium price.
A brine injector allows you to do that — and gives the consumer a better experience when they cook your product.
Supporting local and national charities is a key value here at Fusion Tech.
Since 2017, we’ve hosted a vote where our clients, community, and employees could choose which charity would receive our end-of-year donation. It’s been widely successful year after year, gaining hundreds and sometimes thousands of votes.
When the COVID pandemic hit, we donated a percentage of the sale of our COVID guards to local food pantries to help those in our region hit the hardest by lockdowns and loss of jobs.
It’s just part of our DNA. We give back out of the success we’ve received.
2023 End of Year Donation VoteDecember 12, 2023 - 1:20 pm
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