FPS Food Process Solutions offers comprehensive end-to-end potato processing solutions, encompassing every stage from raw receiving to packaging. Their expertise includes designing and manufacturing equipment for raw potato receiving, such as truck offloading systems, rock traps, waste hoppers, and storage bins, ensuring efficient handling and quality control.
Additionally, FPS provides advanced technologies like the OPTICEPT® Pulsed Electric Field system, which softens potato tissue to minimize breakage during cutting. Their robust blanchers, featuring multi-zone belt designs, offer superior control over product color and texture with minimal breakage.
FPS also supplies drying systems that dewater and evenly distribute blanched or washed potatoes for optimal drying. With a focus on hygiene, efficiency, and seamless integration, FPS stands as a one-stop solution for potato processors aiming for high-quality production.
The key steps in FPS’s end-to-end potato processing solutions include:
- Raw Receiving: Unloading and preparing raw potatoes.
- Washing: Cleaning potatoes for processing.
- PEF Treatment: Softening tissue for precise cutting.
- Peeling: Removing potato skins.
- Cutting/Sorting: Slicing and sorting into desired shapes.
- Blanching/SAPP: Improving color and texture.
- Drying: Removing surface moisture.
- Batter Systems: Coating as needed.
- Frying: Cooking to perfection.
- Freezing: Preserving quality.
- Frozen Grading/Packaging: Sorting and packing finished products.