Extend shelf life
Air Products has introduced Freshline Superfresh, a new procedure which can help food processors and retailers naturally extend the life and quality of food products available from chilled counters.
This new methodology combines the best of cryogenic freezing and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) technologies to effectively slow down the deterioration of frozen food after it has thawed. This enables a frozen then thawed product to offer comparable quality, appearance and shelf life to a standard MAP chilled product, while also maintaining both taste and texture. Tests even show that in some cases, food that has been subject to the Freshline Superfresh process can enjoy a longer shelf life when it reaches the shop floor, when compared to the use of traditional MAP techniques.
Once preserved using the new process, products can be stored and distributed in a frozen state before being thawed on demand at the point of sale or by the end user.
Assuming the product has been thawed correctly, the end user can even refreeze the product at home. This not only offers a greater degree of flexibility throughout the logistics process, but it also reduces food waste across the supply chain and through to the end consumer.
