FPS Food Process Solutions and OptiCept Technologies in Strategic Alliance to Develop State-of-the-Art PEF Technology for Solid Food Processing
FPS Food Process Solutions and OptiCept Technologies in Strategic Alliance to Develop State-of-the-Art PEF Technology for Solid Food Processing
Vancouver, BC – FPS Food Process Solutions (“FPS”), a global leader in freezing and cooling equipment, confirms its strategic alliance with OptiCept Technologies to develop, research, produce and commercialize PEF (Pulsed Electric Field) technology for solid food processing, starting with potato processing. This partnership brings greater benefit to the growing potato processing sector looking for innovations that offer efficiency including energy-savings while still retaining high quality products and competitiveness.
“The agreement with FPS is a strategic breakthrough into the solid food market. It opens a cost-effective solution for OptiCept to enter this large, established market significantly faster and to a greater extent through this deep collaboration,” says Thomas Lundqvist, CEO, OptiCept Technologies.
“In a rapidly changing industry, our goal is to meet and exceed the growing needs of not only the potato processing sector but for the food sector as a whole. Our goal is to combine leading PEF technology with market leading food processing solutions,” stated Jeffrey Chang, President, FPS Food Process Solutions Corp.
PEF generators will be part of FPS’s potato processing solutions initiative by bringing a diverse range of products to customers worldwide.
ABOUT FPS FOOD PROCESS SOLUTIONS
FPS Food Process Solutions, a global leader in turn-key freezing and cooling equipment, employs over 900 staff around the world. Established in 2010, FPS has a combined 780,000+ sq. ft (72,500 sq. meters) of space in 19 locations including its Canadian headquarters, manufacturing, and warehouse facilities as well as international sales offices across six continents. For more information, go to www.fpscorp.ca
For more information contact:
Shirley Wong | Communications Manager
Phone: 604 232-4145 Ext. 1239
shirley.wong@fpscorp.ca
www.fpscorp.ca