Food Processing Industry

1. Meat Packaging Plants

This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in the slaughtering of cattle, hogs, sheep, lambs and calves for meat to be sold or to be used on the same premises in canning, cooking, curing, freezing and in making sausages, lard and other products.

2. Sausages and other Prepared Meat Products

Manufacture of sausages, cured meats, smoked meats, canned meats, frozen meats and other prepared meats and meat specialties. Products include bologna, bacon, corned beef, frankfurters, head cheese, luncheon meat, pig's feet, sandwich spreads, stew, pastrami and hams.

3. Poultry Slaughtering and Processing

Slaughtering, dressing, packing, freezing, and canning poultry and other small game and manufactured products from such meats. This industry also includes drying, freezing, and breaking eggs.

• Automated processes with mechanized killing machines.
• Mechanical eviscerating machines.
• Mechanized cutting of the birds into parts.
• Automatic deboning machines.
• Machines for collecting meat scraps used in the processing of patties, soups, luncheon meats and other products.
• Ultra thin high pressure water jet cutting and shaping for portioned chicken for ready to cook purposes.
• Chemical cleansers and new dispensing techniques.

4. Natural, Processed and Imitation Cheese

Manufacturing natural cheese, cheese foods, cheese spreads and cheese imitation and substitutes and raw liquid whey.

• New technologies for product safety, automation and quality control.
• Sophisticated computer control system for producing cheddar cheese.

5. Dry, Condensed and Evaporated Dairy Products

• Vacuum drying for preparing dried milk products.
• Spray drying for preparing dried milk products.
• Ultra high temperature processing for producing liquid soft served ice-cream and yogurt mixes.

6. Ice-cream and Frozen Desserts

Manufacturing ice-cream and other frozen desserts such as frozen yogurt, ice-milk, ices --and sherbets, frozen custard, mellorine, frozen tofu, and pops.

7. Fluid Milk

Processing fluid milk, cream, and related products such as cottage cheese, yogurt and other cultured milk products.

• Bovine growth hormone for increased milk production.

8. Canned Specialties

Canning specialty products such as baby foods, specialty foods and soups.

• Flexible pouch packaging for low acid foods.
• Cans made of aluminum and of steel.
• Low fat food development.
• Low sodium technology.

9. Canned Fruits and Vegetables

Canning fruits, vegetables and fruit and vegetable juices, manufacturing ketchup and similar tomato sauces, natural and imitation preserves, jams and jellies.

• Retort processing for preservation of foods in sealed containers.
• Metal, glass and plastic packaging for retorted products.
• New stylish and sophisticated cans for packaging (as substitutes for glass containers).
• Packaging in ferrolite cans which are plastic laminated, microwaveable, recyclable, fully retortable steel cans.

10. Dried and Dehydrated Fruits and Vegetables and Soup Mixes

Sun drying or artificially dehydrating fruits and vegetables, manufacturing packaged soup mixes from dehydrated ingredients.

11. Frozen Fruits, Fruit Juices, Vegetables

Freezing fruits, fruit juices, and vegetables; production of by-products such as fresh or dried citrus pulp; frozen dinners and frozen pizzas.

• Technology for frozen, concentrated citrus juice.
• New freezing methods for optimal freezing and storage conditions.

12. Flour and other Grain Mill Products

Milling flour or wheat, rye, and other grains including rice.

13. Cereal Breakfast Foods

14. Wet Corn Milling

Milling corn or sorghum grain by the wet process and producing starch, syrup, oil, sugar, and by-products such as gluten feed and meal; manufacturing starch from other vegetable sources, wheat; manufacturing table syrups from corn syrups and other ingredients.

15. Prepared Feed and Feed Ingredients for Animals and Fowls

Manufacturing of poultry and livestock feeds and feed ingredients such as Alfalfa meal, feed supplements, feed concentrates and feed pre-mixes.

16. Bread, Cake and Related Products

Manufacturing of fresh or frozen breads or rolls and perishable bakery products such as cakes, pies and pastries; manufacturing of cookies and crackers; manufacturing of frozen bakery products.

• Modified Atmosphere Packaging for extending shelf-life and preserving product freshness.
• Controlled Atmosphere Packaging.

17. Cane Sugar, Beet Sugar

Manufacturing of raw sugar, syrup and finished sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets.

18. Confectionery and Cocoa Products

Manufacturing candy including chocolate candy, other confections and related products; manufacturing of chewing gum.

• Computer integrated manufacturing.
• Synthetic gum bases in manufacturing of chewing gum.
• Chewing gum that cleans and polishes teeth while being chewed.

19. Cotton Seed Oil Milling

Manufacturing cotton seed oil, cakes, meals and linters.

20. Vegetable Oil Milling

Manufacturing vegetable oils, cakes and meals.

21. Animal and Marine Fats and Oils

Manufacturing animal oils (including fish oil and other marine animal oil) and fish and animal meal, stearin, grease and tallow.

22. Shortening Table Oils, Margarine, Fats

Manufacturing shortening, table oils, margarine and other edible fats and oils from cotton seeds or soy bean or any other vegetable source.

23. Malt, Malt Beverages

Manufacturing malt or malt by-products from barley or other grains; manufacturing of beer.

24. Wines, Brandy and Brandy Spirits

Manufacturing wines, brandy and brandy spirits; blending of wines.

25. Distilled and Blended Liquor

Manufacturing alcoholic liquor by distillation; manufacturing cordials and alcoholic cocktails by blending process or mixing liquor and other ingredients.

26. Bottled and Canned Soft Drinks

Manufacturing soft drinks and carbonated waters

• Computerized manufacturing operations.
• Computerized vending machines.

27. Flavoring Extracts and Flavoring Syrups

Manufacturing flavoring extracts, syrups, powder and related products.

• Aromachology technology which blends aroma with flavors for influencing moods.

28. Canned and Cured Fish and Seafood

Cooking and canning seafood products such as fish, shrimps, oysters, clams, and crabs; curing seafood products by means such as smoking, salting or drying; manufacturing of seafood soups, chowders, stews, broth and juices.

29. Fresh or Frozen Fish and Seafood

Preparing fish, seafood, and other seafood preparations in fresh and raw or cooked --frozen forms; eviscerating or processing by removal of heads, fins or scales; shucking --and packing of fresh oysters.

• Aquaculture for increased production of fish and seafood.
• Processing and packing technologies for extending shelf-life of fresh and prepared fish and seafood.

30. Roasted Coffee

Roasting coffee and manufacturing coffee concentrates and extracts in powdered, liquid or frozen form, including freeze dried.

• Automated production by continuous roaster process.
• Technology for the new product - iced coffee.

31. Potato Chips, Corn Chips and similar snacks

Computer technology for inventory control in the retail market.

32. Food Production Machinery

Manufacturing machinery for use by the food products and beverage manufacturing industries and similar machinery for use in manufacturing animal foods.

33. Packaging Machinery

Manufacturing machinery for use in packaging, wrapping and bottling.

34. Refrigeration and Heating Equipment

Manufacturing commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment; domestic, commercial and industrial air-conditioning units; warm air furnaces, humidifiers and dehumidifiers, soda fountains and beer dispensing machines.

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