Case studies

In a first for OAL, we have installed multiple Steam Infusion cooking systems in China, helping manufacturers to improve standardisation and repeatability in their processes. Using OAL equipment and expertise, state-of-the-art plants will now manufacture high-quality products for customers right across China.

The first Steam Infusion system has been installed in Australia following the announcement of our partnership with Process Plant Network (PPN) in early 2019. The patented cooking technology has helped PM Fresh, an Australian food manufacturer, grow its high-quality sauce business with lucrative new contract wins.

A leading Spanish ready meal manufacturer has switched to Steam Infusion cooking for its bechamel and dairy-based sauces. After careful evaluation of a number of cooking technologies, the market leader chose Steam Infusion for shorter cooking times, easy cleaning and improved product quality.

A leading UK based ambient sauce manufacturer is using Steam Infusion to cook up to 24 tonnes per hour of tomato ketchup and other sauces, with best in class energy efficiency and improved product quality.

A leading UK based soup manufacturer has increased production capacity by 25% and improved product quality following the installation of Steam Infusion to its cooking kettles. 

Bakkavor uses OAL’s Steam Infusion technology to manufacture porridge following the successful installation of the advanced heating and mixing process.

Greencore has improved their meat cooks and béchamel sauce production with Steam Infusion. The Steam Infusion Vaction™ technology has been retrofitted to existing kettles, speeding up production times.

OAL has started to receive some serious attention in Africa following our latest collaboration with Dairy Gold. Dairy Gold were looking for ways to reduce operating costs for production of their Maheu drink, while improving product quality, and were able to achieve their desired results (plus more!) with Steam Infusion.

Following trials of the Steam Infusion system, Larco chose to incorporate the Vaction™ technology into their new cookhouse supplied by OAL to dramatically reduce the processing time for soups and sauces

Nissui's challenge: Nissui wanted to produce all the white sauce in their Tokyo factory directly, removing reliance on third party producers. 

AAK Foods, a Swedish-Danish company, is the world’s leading manufacturer of high value-added vegetable oils and fats. AAK was eager to take a holistic view of its operations to boost product yield and reduce waste when integrating Steam Infusion into its processes, which resulted in a remodelling the plant to boost capacity by 23%.

Grupo Jumex, based in Mexico City, is the largest producer of fruit juices, nectars and bottled drinks in Mexico.