CHICAGO, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT)
announced today that its JBT FoodTech business has signed a 5.2 million euro
(US $6.7 million) contract for a new citrus processing project with Valencia,
Spain-based Zumos Valencianos del Mediterraneo, S.A. ("Zuvamesa").
Zuvamesa, a consortium of 57 of the largest fresh citrus exporters in
Spain, awarded JBT FoodTech this comprehensive juice production contract to
equip their newly constructed facility with processing equipment from the
initial unloading of the fruit at the plant through citrus juice and pulp
production. The equipment utilized will be sourced from JBT FoodTech
facilities in Brazil, Italy, and the United States as well as from local,
third party suppliers. This new Zuvamesa facility will produce
"not-from-concentrate" orange juice primarily for major local retailers, as
well as for export into the growing European citrus juice market.
"We are very pleased with Zuvamesa's confidence in JBT's leading citrus
technology and proven track record for field service and technical support.
This project provides continuity to our efforts and long-term commitment to
support the citrus industry expansion in Spain," said Juan Podesta, Vice
President and General Manager for JBT FoodTech's Food Processing Systems
Division.
The project is currently scheduled to be operational in the fourth quarter
of 2009.
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) is a leading global technology solutions
provider to the food processing and air transportation industries. JBT
Corporation designs, manufactures, tests and services technologically
sophisticated systems and products for regional and multi-national industrial
food processing customers through its JBT FoodTech segment and for domestic
and international air transportation customers through its JBT AeroTech
segment. JBT Corporation employs approximately 3,100 people worldwide and
operates sales, service, manufacturing and sourcing operations located in over
25 countries. For more information please visit http://www.jbtcorporation.com
or http://www.jbtfoodtech.com.
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