COLD STORES
Iqbal Poultry leads the way with air chilled off al
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poultry processor has signifi cantly improved the quality and shelf life of its off al products by investing in a Hybrid air chilling tunnel from IQF equipment specialist Starfrost.
Iqbal Poultry, a trading arm of Chesterfi eld Poultry, supplies the international retail and trade sectors with a variety of poultry products. The fi rm recently required a chilling system specifi cally for off al products, after expanding its poultry operations at a newly acquired site in Thorne, UK.
The poultry processor’s parent company previously operated water spin chillers, cooling off al products using water submersion, a traditional method used by many off al manufacturers.
Iqbal Poultry decided to explore other energy effi cient alternatives and discovered signifi cant
advantages to cooling with air rather than water. Mohammed Fayaz Ahmed, director at Iqbal Poultry, highlighted the advantages of the newly installed Starfrost Hybrid chilling tunnel: “Shifting from water to air chilling was very important to us and the quality of our off al products, so it was essential we had a system designed to specifi cation and able operate at precise temperature requirements; the Starfrost air chilling tunnel system does exactly that.” He added: “The project with Starfrost has been very successful and we were in safe hands from the start. The tunnel install has provided us a variety of benefi ts, primarily the signifi cant improvement to the quality of our off al products; the colouring has been enhanced and shelf life increased, so we couldn’t be more satisfi ed.” Iqbal’s Hybrid tunnel has been designed with an integrated stainless steel belt that
simultaneously processes 1200 kilos per hour of heart, liver, gizzards and neck. The system off ers the advantage of a self-contained base frame, which enables ease of relocation and fl exibility to the customer.
The unique, energy effi cient design of the Hybrid tunnel allows for operation at a higher air temperature than typically used for chilling, which has enabled Iqbal Poultry to reduce production costs, increase energy effi ciency and improve the quality of the off al products. Starfrost’s Hybrid air chilling tunnel off ers poultry producers an eff ective and hygienic design which can reduce the risk of contamination compared to water cooling, whilst maximising product quality.
It is designed to off er simple operation and low maintenance, while boosting operational effi ciency.
42 September 2017
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