Bettcher Industries,
a leading worldwide manufacturer of equipment for food processing and
foodservice operations, has acquired the assets of Leda Technologies,
a developer and manufacturer of intelligent food safety products
used for the pasteurization, preparation, preservation and presentation
of shell eggs.
A newly-formed Bettcher Industries subsidiary – Leda Technologies, GmbH
– purchased the assets of Leda Technologies from CADS, bvba.
Headquartered in Switzerland, the new company is also continuing
existing operations at its Antwerp, Belgium facility.
Leda
Technologies is the developer of a patented point-of-use pasteurization
system used in commercial kitchens and on breakfast buffet lines that is
capable of eliminating salmonella and avian flu in shell eggs. The
technology enables eggs to be pasteurized in the shell and safely stored
for long periods of time. No other point-of-use technology is available
that eliminates the presence of foodborne illness in shell eggs.
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