Enhancing taste and shelf life
Marinating meat is one of the oldest food preparation techniques. Today’s innovative processes from GEA offer far more than increased shelf life. They add value in terms of enhanced flavor, more appetizing color, higher yield and an appealing bite.

Marination can turn meat, poultry and fish cuts into a succulent basis for a delicious meal as well cost-effectively prepare products on an industrial scale. GEA's innovative marination equipment brings one of the world's oldest food preparation techniques into today's automated food processing industry. Increased shelf life has evolved into added value, new products creation and increasing profits.
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Optimum operation of even the best machines or installations is only possible, if they are partnered with control systems of equal quality.

Step into the 2mm brine injection technology and benefit from precise and accurate brine distribution. The GEA AccuJector is designed for delicate parts such as boneless or bone-in poultry, beef steaks, pork filets and low-profile fish. It has the closest needle pattern available which leaves minimal needle marks on the products.

Better defrosting and tempering of meat and poultry products with GEA's ColdSteam T: it's faster, safer, more efficient and improves overall yield.

Injected and marinated fresh poultry products are gaining market share quickly. It is providing a “win-win-win” situation for producers, resellers and end consumers alike. If you do it right. GEA's solutions for fresh injecting in combination with marinating as an optional second step enables impressive long term brine retention, guarantees the s...

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60 years of Food Processing
Aftermovie 60 years GEA Food Processing

Thermoforming has long played a central role in food packaging. Now it is facing a major shift. As regulations tighten, materials evolve and costs rise, form fill seal lines must do more than run reliably – they now shape how food stays fresh, affordable and recyclable. Take a look at the key thermoforming trends informing the food packaging and delivery landscape.

From the orchards of the Cape to store shelves across 40 countries, the South African packhouse Betko has built a business on freshness, timing and reliability. With GEA’s controlled atmosphere refrigeration technology, the company can now store apples and pears for up to 14 months and cut energy consumption by 20%, with a partnership of more than 30 years at the heart of it all.