Food drying firm signs licensing agreement
Canadian drying technology company EnWave Corporation has signed an agreement with Wyckoff Farms to trial the use of a 10 kW Radiant Energy Vacuum (REV) dehydration machine for the drying of hops products at its Grandview, Washington facility. The agreement will see Wyckoff Farms given the exclusive licensing rights for EnWave’s REV technology for drying hops in the USA.
REV is a technology that allows for the drying of foods at low temperatures, which results in products that EnWave claims will leave dried foods keeping their fresh texture, taste and colour. It has been used variously in food processing, such as for the production of crunchy cheese snacks. Nestlé signed a testing agreement back in 2017 for the technology.
EnWave has an extensive relationship with Wyckoff Farms, as the latter is the owner of longstanding client Microdried, which uses three large REV machines for its business. The machinery is used for the production of various dried fruits and vegetables, such as potatoes, spinach, cauliflower and apples, among others.
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