"IT’S BEEN OVER TWO YEARS since visitors and exhibitors last met in Berlin, Germany, for Fruit Logistica, which has kept equipment suppliers from showcasing new developments in person. Given the goahead for 2022, the trade fair opened its doors and welcomed over 40,000 visitors. Kronen was there to showcase its GEWA AF and GEWA XL leafy greens washing equipment. In a recent interview, Russell Quandt, Kronen sales manager for the U.S., explained what makes the washers so innovative."

"For Kronen GmbH, April was dominated by the two trade fairs Fruit Logistica and Anuga Foodtec. A few weeks after the last fair, they are taking stock. "We are delighted to finally be back in personal contact with the industry after such a long break of events. It was clear that both exhibitions would attract even fewer visitors, but we are satisfied with our presentation and the contacts we were able to make," said the spokesman for the Kronen Board of Directors Stephan Zillgith. “The innovative salad processing line in the virtual showroom attracted particular interest, as did the Convenience Avocado Line, which we demonstrated for the first time at a trade show, and proven Kronen classics such as the GS 10-2 belt cutting machine.”

"Kronen showcased numerous new and existing produce processing lines at Fruit Logistica 2022 in Berlin in early April. Although attendee numbers were “noticeably lower than previous years,” Kronen was satisfied with its participation in the show, the company announced through a press release.

Visitors to its stand were particularly interested in innovations such as its fully automated, networked salad processing line, which was presented in the virtual showroom, and the live demonstration of the Convenience Avocado Line."

"Kronen is introducing a large capacity fruit, vegetable and leafy greens processing and advanced drying system line this year, the K850.

The system, which will be demoed at Anuga Foodtec in Cologne, Germany, in April, will feature the established K650 and new K850 large centrifuges. The drying systems are designed to process large quantities of cut lettuce, fruit and vegetables. For example, the system can process up to 1,000 kilograms of baby lettuce per hour."

"The washing process is one of the most important areas for ensuring maximum hygiene in food processing.

Kronen’s GEWA 4000V RT made specifically for processors that need to process whole or halved products using cleaning agents. With specially developed technical functions, it guarantees an efficient and simultaneously thorough washing process. A second GEWA 4000V RT has been completed and delivered within just a few months."

"Since 2019, Gartenfrisch Jung GmbH, Kronen and the Leibniz Institute have been working on a new process to wash fresh-cut lettuce. During a project meeting at Kronen’s head office, a washing machine specially adapted for this decontamination process was tested. The next step is an extensive testing phase actually in a Gartenfrisch Jung production line. The initial point of the research project is to prevent the risk of microorganisms from contaminating packed cut lettuce. Commonly, cell sap released from fresh-cut lettuce combined with humidity — unavoidable in plastic packaging — provides a breeding ground for microorganisms."

"A British coleslaw and ready meal manufacturer has recently installed Kronen´s UVC Lock lines in its food processing production to ensure the vegetables are in a hygienic condition before the next processing steps e.g. peeling carrots or cutting cabbage and onions*. This results in the surface of up to 3000 kg of vegetable being efficiently disinfected without heat exposure and without leaving residue on the product."

"Food processing products provider Kronen recently hosted its first Online Customer Days, a four-day interactive event. More than 270 participants from all over the world registered for the expertise filled four-day interactive event."

"Kronen, the producer and supplier of stand-alone and special machines as well as of high-tech processing lines for the Fresh-cut industry, is to host a virtual event for its customers on 4-7 October."

"The combination of existing machines from different manufacturers with new machines to form an optimally coordinated processing line can be successfully implemented through a detailed consulting and planning process. An example of this is the commissioning of an apple processing line for up to 3000 kg per hour, in which Kronen machines work optimally together with already existing machines and enable an efficient processing."