Sadlers Smokehouse, Ltd Announces Major Technology Investment

11/15/08:

Sadlers Smokehouse, Ltd Announces Major Technology Investment: 4 weeks following the acquisition of Sadlers, the ownership group has committed to a multi million dollar investment in state of the art high pressure pasteurization technology from for its large east Texas production facility. This technology moves Sadlers to the forefront in food safety and shelf life amongst its peers in fully cooked meats and meals.

High pressure pasteurization technology, or HPP, uses a patented system of high pressure around a fully enclosed package to kill food pathogens that can cause safety, taste or shelf life issues. Sadlers previously relied only on traditional high temperatures and other protocols to assure the safety of its products. Industry analysts generally regard the addition of this new system to existing measures as best in class for food safety and shelf life, although it remains very expensive.

CEO Terry O’Brien commented “We are committed to delivering our customers the safest product in the industry and also to preserving our pit cooked flavor in the best available packaging. With our HPP investment, we believe we will open new doors with major retailers across the country. Consumers nationally are turning to real pit-smoked flavor in high quality products so we see continue to see significant growth.”

Avure Technologies out of Kent, Washington is the technology provider. The unit is projected to be installed and begin commercial production by May 1,, 2008.