Snack Manufacturer's Lead Time Transformed with Innovative Seasoning Solutions

Leading processing and packaging solutions supplier, tna works with Brandneu to enhance its production capabilities with new installation.

Canadian-based Brandneu Foods significantly reduced lead times for its popular range of kale chips by 75 percent after installing the high performance tna intelliflav® OMS 5 at its plant in Toronto. In addition to cutting production lead times from 60 days to just 15, the new installation enabled Brandneu to consolidate work space, meaning it can better respond to customer demands for its products. To ensure a smooth installation, tna provided total project management services—from start to finish, offering Brandneu complete peace of mind to concentrate on their day-to-day business objectives.

Innovative Solutions to Meet Increased Demand

As a leading supplier of kale chips, Brandneu prides itself on the natural, healthful profile and high quality of its products. Due to increased demand from consumers for healthier alternatives to potato chips, Brandneu has seen the popularity of its kale chips soar. The company therefore needed to reassess its production capabilities to meet this demand and stay competitive, in an increasingly crowded market place.

“The current trend towards healthier snacks has had a key influence on the food industry,” comments Sekhar Chakkingal, regional sales manager, tna North America. “Consumers are growing more and more concerned about the amount of fat, sugar and salt they consume. As a result, many manufacturers like Brandneu are looking for innovative technologies to help them produce healthier, tastier snacks to meet this demand. When approached by Brandneu, tna had exactly the right cutting-edge technology to optimise the production of their natural baked kale chips.”

Improving Seasoning Accuracy