JBT Corporation Announces Major FoodTech Order Totaling USD4.1 Million

JBT Corporation announced that its JBT FoodTech business signed a $4.1 million contract to supply protein processing and freezing solutions for a convenience food processing plant in Kaliningrad, Russia, reports www.megafishnet.com with reference to JBT Corporation.

 The contract is with Concordia Ltd., a business subdivision of Miratorg Agribusiness Holding, the operator of the largest Russian production facility for ready-to-eat and convenience foods.

JBT FoodTech will supply and integrate two Stein fryers and filters, three GYRoCOMPACT spiral freezers and one ADVANTEC impingement freezer for the freezing, frying and filtration of poultry, ready meals and meat patties at the rebuilt Kaliningrad facility.

"We are very pleased with Concordia's confidence in JBT's leading protein processing and freezing technologies," said Torbjorn Arvidsson, Vice President and Division Manager for JBT FoodTech's Food Solutions and Services Division. "This project is an excellent example of how JBT FoodTech partners with customers to provide integrated systems that deliver convenience food products."

The order was received late in the fourth quarter of 2010 with the project scheduled to be fully operational in the second quarter of 2011.