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10 SUPPLY! www.gourmetnews.com ANDRITZ SEPARATION PROVIDES SOLUTIONS FOR BEVERAGE, DAIRY, NUTRACEUTICAL MARKETS By Mike Matthews, Industry Manager Food (North America), ANDRITZ SEPARATION. Whatever their end product might be, our customers demand a complete solution for their solid/liquid separation and automation challenges. They require an approach where the starting point is not a separator, decanter or filter press, but rather a careful evaluation of their productivity and quality objectives. It all starts with a frank discussion about their requirements when it comes to end product quality, efficiency, capacity, processes and local support. With ANDRITZ SEPARATION, you gain access to one of the most complete portfolios of mechanical and thermal solid/liquid sepa- ration in the world. Whether you're looking for a particular separator, clarifier, decanter, filter press or dryer, there's a good chance that we have a range of solutions. As a result, we can also serve as a neutral advisor in selecting the technology best suited to your process. It's a way of solving challenges that's not limited by a particular technology, application or area of expertise. Centrifugal Clarifiers, Decanters and Filters for Beverage Seasonal microbrew, soy milk, or coconut water? The world of beverages is a crowded one, to say the least. Whether you're producing beer, wine, juices, coffee, tea or soy drinks, the pressure is on to create new, ex- THE MYSTERY BEHIND VANILLA SPECKS: THE BLACK DOTS By Daphna Havkin-Frenkel, Bakto Flavors When I started selling vanilla beans and vanilla extract to the gourmet retail and food service industry, I discovered some misleading information that many people, including chefs, falsely believe: that the aroma and flavor in vanilla comes from the black specks (seeds). I have been a scientist of vanilla and have worked most of my adult life with research on Andritz Separation (Con't. from p. 1) for a simpler, more comprehensive approach, one that places customer needs at the center of everything. Whether you're an international group or a family company, our mission is the same: to provide reliable, hygienic and efficient solutions that improve the quality of your end products. SUPPLY!: How do you identify customer needs? MM: An approach where the starting point is not a separator, decanter or filter press, but rather a careful evaluation of our customer's productivity and quality objectives. It all starts with a one-on-one, Alpha Packaging (Con't. from p. 1) could also create duplicate blow molds for our 2-stage platform and make these bottles in any plant where we have 2-stage assets. The Alpha growler features a decorating lug in the base to facilitate screen printing, so unlike traditional glass growlers, you can print multiple colors on the Alpha PET growler. On the other side of the growler, we have retained a large front label area so you BiAloe (Con't. from p. 1) 46.2 percent of patients. The improved group showed "statistically significant cognitive improvement" while another 23.1 percent showed no change, neither better nor worse, at the conclusion of the study. From baseline to 12 months, the patients also averaged a 377 percent increase in stem vanilla. Vanilla is a bean/pod that is harvested green and flavorless, going through a curing process that results in the dry, black bean. Many chefs and bakers continue to tell the world that the "seeds," called specks, are full of flavor. The fact is that the seeds in the middle of the bean happen to be in the area of the special cells that produce vanillin and other flavors. These cells produce a large amount of the flavors to the intracellular matrix a group discussion about their requirements when it comes to end product quality, efficiency, capacity, processes and local support. SUPPLY!: How does ANDRITZ SEPARATION support the needs of the market? MM: ANDRITZ SEPARATION as a group has grown substantially through acquisitions, and now numbers around 24,000 employees in 40 locations worldwide. As part of this growth, we've acquired well-respected companies such as Sprout Bauer, Guinard, Rittershaus & Blecher, Netzsch Filtration, Bird Humboldt, 3Sys Technologies, Escher Wyss, KMPT, Frautech, Delkor and Royal GMF Gouda. have plenty of room for branding, as well as all mandatory legal information required by different states. Pinch grips on the back side of the Alpha growler allow bartenders and consumers to handle the filled growler with ease, and a standard 38-400 neck means that you can choose from many lined closures (see our FAQs for recommendations). Most importantly, the recyclable PET plastic is substantially lighter than cell production, measured by CD14+ cells in the blood. According to the authors, the mechanism by which a dietary intervention with a BiAloe nutrient blend improves the cognitive function is unclear and needs further research. At Lorand Labs, we recognize that this was a preliminary study, and we agree that additional study over a longer term with a larger citing sensations, and to keep them coming at a swifter pace. Please contact ANDRITZ SEPARATION for all of your liquid/solid separation needs. We will provide you with a solution that will help increase your productivity and the quality of your final product. Separators, Clarifiers and Driers for Dairy Whether you're producing packaged milk, whipped cream or fresh cheese, it all comes down to removing as many impurities as possible while retaining the superior qualities of the raw ingredients. To ensure the very best results, we offer a range of highly efficient solutions for dairies of all sizes, from impurity removal, debacterization, cream skimming and concentration, and purification to drying and milling of powder. Membrane Filtration and Driers for the Nutraceutical Market Whether continuous or small batch drying is required, ANDRITZ SEPARATION has you covered with our extensive line of Helical n NOVEMER 2013 n GOURMET NEWS Batch drier/mixers, Gouda drum drier or the plate drier. In addition to our drier products, we also offer the continuous Dynamic Cross Flow filter, for ultimate solids concentration and liquid purity. In short, our ambition is to provide you with full access to a range of quality solutions, service and support. Backed by the strength of a global R&D and automation backbone, the ANDRITZ Group has 220 production and service sites, together with 24,000 employees in 40 countries. With the power of our parent company behind us, we are continuing to innovate to help you keep a step ahead, wherever you and your customers happen to be. In short, it's a 360 degree approach that gives you all the right ingredients for your success in the food industry. Find ANDRITZ SEPARATION at booth 24104 during Supply Side West. For more information, call 817-465-5611 or email separation.us@andritz.com. around the seeds. Of course, the middle of the beans will have more flavor components, but not because of the seeds. If one looks at Tanzanian beans, they are covered with vanillin crystals that migrate from the middle to the surface while the beans are being dried. I get irritated when people tell me that they do not want to use the "peels," which is essentially the entire bean without the seeds—what a waste! I always use the entire bean. There are at least 600 natural chemicals in vanilla beans, and we need all of them for a full-bodied and complete flavor. In the vanilla industry, we also use the entire bean for making extract. Vanilla extract For more information, .baktoflavors.com. MM: Currently our separator/clarifier high-speed separators are popular in the ever-expanding craft brewing market for yeast removal prior to packaging. Our new F-series high performance decanter centrifuges are being sold to the beverage and nutraceutical industry. Designed for high solids extraction from feed slurries, these new decanters meet the hygienic and tough application requirements. The Gouda drum dryer is considered the standard for baby cereal production. No other supplier can compete with ANDRITZ Find ANDRITZ SEPARATION at booth 24104 during Supply Side West. For more information, call 817-465-5611 or email separation.us@andritz.com. SUPPLY!: What products in the ANDRITZ SEPARATION portfolio do you consider to be the most innovative and successful? glass, and is allowed in many places that glass is not, from sporting events and concerts to beaches and parks. It can be washed with soap and re-used, or for occasions when it's inconvenient to bring the container back with you, the plastic growler is inexpensive and can be recycled in the PET recycling bins found in parks, at beaches and other public places. Another unique aspect of the gripper panels is that they are designed to expand population group is in order. These preliminary results show positive and exciting possibilities for improving the quality of life of persons suffering from cognitive impairment. Additional research could demonstrate how daily consumption of a BiAloe nutrient blend may be of value in improving quality of life through cognitive and immune optimization. Lorand Labs looks forward to further in- is produced by extracting vanilla beans with water and alcohol, and the leftover beans are filtered. The by-product is known as spent beans and contains the exhausted beans and seeds. One such practice is to separate the beans from the seeds and to use the seeds for decoration. However, let's call it for what it is: these seeds/specks are flavorless, since the surrounding material has been removed. It wouldn't be fair to vanilla to associate these specks with the high-quality flavor and aroma that vanilla gives to the world. visit www SEPARATION on quality and performance. Our strategy was a simple one; provide the industry with a solution, one that meets the quality, production and financial needs of the customer. New food customers are sometimes surprised to hear about the sheer depth of our experience in separation technology, or that we've actually delivered more than 2,000 separators and 1,000 filter presses, not to mention more than 500 units for baby food alone. We're adding some 2,000 new references every year. slightly if the beer inside the growler gets warm. This feature not only tells the consumer that he or she should cool down the beer before consuming it, but it also prevents too much pressure from building inside the container, as can happen with glass growlers. Visit Alpha Packaging at booth 12020. For more information, go to www .alphap.com, call 800-421-4772 or email marketing@alphap.com. dependent research into the long term benefits of a BiAloe dietary intervention, not only in Alzheimer's disease patients, but also in healthy individuals for both immune and cognitive support. Visit Lorand Labs at booth 15039 during Supply Side West, and go online at www .lorandlabs.com.

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