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Bean Packing App for accurate order filling & production

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Packaging cuts fresh green bean waste


The US foodservice industry is discovering the benefits of receiving fresh green bean supplies in lean, modified atmosphere bulk packaging (MAP) newly developed by sustainable packaging experts StePac. The company’s solution under the brand name Xtend targets food waste in the foodservice supply chain and delivers added benefits of preserving the quality, crispiness, and glossy green color of fresh green beans while maintaining full fresh flavour.

Green beans are grown in South Florida and Tennessee, with peak season from November to May. A large percentage of the green beans are packed and shipped to the foodservice industry. But fresh green beans have a short shelf life of around 8 to 12 days. Dehydration, a common post-harvest problem, causes the pods to shrivel and become limp from progressive weight loss and plastic packaging is often used to reduce this waste.

Bean packing app manages food safety

Bean packing tech:
Have you ever noticed bagged produce at the grocery store labeled “ready to eat” or “washed”? Do you still wash the produce once you get home or do you eat it right out of the container?

Table of Contents
Washing Produce at the Packinghouse/Processor
Produce is washed in one of two ways:
Sanitized Wash Water
Common Sanitizers Used to Wash Fruits and Vegetables
What Does it Mean When Lettuce Containers are Labeled as Having Pre-Washed Lettuce?
What Does it Mean When Lettuce is Labeled as Triple Washed?
Frequently Asked Questions
Washing Produce at the Packinghouse/Processor
It is common for produce to go through a postharvest rinse prior to arriving at the grocery store. Produce is washed in order to clean the produce, and to remove any microbial contaminants (e.g., Listeria, Salmonella, E. Coli 0157:H7). In order for a piece of produce to go through a wash step, it needs to be durable enough to withstand the washing and to maintain its desired shelf-life at the grocery store (e.g., blackberries could not withstand a wash step). Some examples of produce that go through a wash step include apples, oranges, cherries, peaches, plums, avocados, baby carrots, etc.

Bean   Packing App for reduced food & fresh produce waste

The Convenient, Cost-Efficient Flexible Alternative to Cans
Higher quality bean products can go hand-in-hand with lower costs, greater safety and ease of use, less waste and a more environmentally friendly footprint. It just takes the right flexible packaging! Bean products in pouches require shorter cooking time than those in cans, resulting in better taste, texture and nutritional value. Lighter weight pouches also take up less space, meaning you’ll enjoy lower freight and storage costs. With “grab and go” ease, pouches are quicker and safer to open and handle. (No more ragged can edges, metal fragments or rusty can openers!) They use less material and energy to produce and take up less space in dumpsters and landfill.

Bean   packing app manages supplier food quality and traceability

With machines, materials and service all under one roof, Fres-co’s system approach provides single source, flexible solutions for your every bean packaging need. Our food experts have decades of industry-leading experience and will work with you to customize packaging that protects the integrity of your bean products throughout production and distribution. Have a particularly tough challenge? As packaging pioneers and inventors, we thrive on them. We’ll guide you through the move from cans to flexible packaging, and we’ll do it with reliable, built-to-last machines that can manufacture a wide range of package sizes.