MARCH | APRIL 2016
Almond Facts
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Specific improvement projects that
were highlighted included:
• Food safety enhancements
made to the continuous cookers,
including upgrading the conveyor
in-feed belts and oil filtration
systems. These cookers are most
commonly used to produce
oil-roasted almonds such as
Smokehouse, Low Sodium,
Roasted Salted, Wasabi & Soy
and Honey Roast.
• Food safety enhancements to the
small particle roaster, including
upgrades to the in-feed system,
filtration system and renovated
centrifuges to improve performance.
This equipment is used for such
Global Ingredient products as
roasted blanched almond slivers
and roasted diced almonds.
• New electronic sorting equipment
for the removal of foreign
material and improve overall
quality is currently being tested
to replace existing technologies.
• Sprint team work on the Butter
Mill and Vend Pack lines that
increased throughput, and
delivered margin enhancements
with minimal investment.
“Our team was pleased to show great
progress with improvements in safety,
quality, yield and throughput, as well
as the volume of work we do here in
Sacramento to deliver the benefits of
almonds to the world!” Hatfield said.
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