Seasoning spotlight: Are your snacks on the list?

MOST consumers have a list of their favourite snacks. Snacks on the favourites list, make it to the grocery list. Want to get on the list, and stay there? It is all about flavour, texture and quality — and in today’s competitive snacks market — the secret is in the seasoning.

Process area specialists

As ‘seasoned’ snack industry experts, Heat and Control has a comprehensive range of seasoning systems for your process area. Industry leading accuracy and seasoning control is now available in-kitchen or before packaging. Our proven systems maximise seasoning coverage and minimise waste in your process area. Whatever your recipe — we design application solutions — for powered seasonings, oil and water-based coatings, slurries, chocolate, yogurt, and release agents.

Two-stage coating system

The Two-Stage Coating System from Spray Dynamics® provides consistent, uniform application of liquid and dry coatings — for a variety of product applications — ¬ in a single system. This innovative snack flavouring technology combines multiple Spray Dynamics technologies for a continuous coating solution that will coat your product evenly, and with targeted quantities of liquid and dry ingredient.

Perfect for all manner of snack foods, this easy to operate system has been engineered for proper dwell time and product-appropriate flight configuration. Made up of a Soft Flight coating drum, a MS-I airless liquid applicator, and a Uni-Spense dry ingredient distributor, the two-stage coating system offers unmatched seasoning coverage with tools-free operation.

Soft flight coating drum

A key component of a successful coating system is a properly engineered coating drum. Product throughput, bulk density, shape, and other characteristics all factor into the drum’s length, diameter, and design. The function of the coating drum is to gently lift and fold the product repeatedly to allow each product piece exposure to gradually build-up liquid and dry coatings.

Custom designed internal product flights gently lift and folds the product, evenly exposing each piece for optimal liquid and dry coatings. The standard double wall drum design of this equipment means operation is sanitary and cleaning is simple.

MS-I “airless” oil spray applicator

A complete gravity fed, pulse-operating spray system is used to create a consistent, controlled, airless spray within the coating drum. Using piston-driven, positive displacement pump technology and self-adjusting positive shut-off poppet nozzles, this system can provide even, targeted liquid application without excessive overspray and waste.

Uni-Spense® dry ingredient feeder

The Uni-Spense® Dry Ingredient Feeder delivers a consistent metered supply of a variety of dry powders and granules. It features a positive displacement auger and mass flow hopper design.

Scarf plate distributor

The Scarf Plate Distributor creates a controlled, expanded curtain of seasoning, salt, or other granules within the coating drum to produce an evenly coated finished product. The correct size and specific angle are produced according to product shape, size, and density to minimise breakage, maximise coating, and reduce buildup of product in the drum. Heat and Control’s seasoning systems are fully adjustable, easy to clean and are available in many designs – for new and existing lines.