Kanaan, Croatia
Higher quality chips, better crunch, improved cutting and reduced oil uptake of 3% with Elea PEF Advantage B 1
About Kanaan
Kanaan is Croatia´s largest snack products manufacturer, producing hand cooked chips, popcorn, corn flips, rice snack, popcorn snack as well as potato chips. The company has been established in 1990 by its owner and director Zvonko Popović.
Testing with Elea
Kanaan and Elea have run a test project with an Elea PEF Advantage system to evaluate PEF impact on product yield and quality. After successful testing a line upgrade has been conducted and a state of the art Elea PEF Advantage B1 system has been installed.
Cooperation with Elea lead to higher product quality and process efficiency
Tomislav Lukacevic, Project Manager at Kanaan, stated: “The cooperation with Elea has been very fruitful. Product quality is of high importance to us, which is why we have invested in an Elea PEF system. We have observed numerous PEF-induced benefits in our potato chip processing line, leading to higher product quality and a better crunch. The improved cutting has resulted in a 3% reduction in oil uptake.”
A Strong Partnership
Jimmy Kinsella, Engineering Manager at Elea, added:
“We are proud to work with Kanaan. The cooperation has been highly professional from the early-stage discussions to installation and startup.”
Elea has developed a compact, all-in-one design for potato and vegetable chip processing, with treatment capacities ranging from 1 to 10 t per hour. For larger-scale processing, continuous systems with capacities of up to 100 tonnes per hour are available.
Elea’s Advanced PEF Solutions
The benefits of PEF technology for the potato chip industry include improved cutting quality and yield, reduced frying time and temperature, and lower oil uptake, all contributing to enhanced product quality and efficiency.
How Kanaan Improves Potato Chips with Elea PEF Systems. Interview with Tomislav Lukačević, Investment Director at Kanaan.
