{ FOOD & BEVERAGE } Keeping the sparkle in soft drinks and the freshness in food

From the sparkle in soft drinks to the sealed-in freshness of frozen chicken nuggets, chances are, Praxair's carbon dioxide or nitrogen had something to do with it. At Praxair's Food Technology Laboratory - the only one of its kind in the industry – customers can test their products using Praxair's refrigeration technology and equipment, which helps bakers, meat and poultry processors, and specialty food producers improve quality and deliver products that retain their taste and freshness.

Worldwide Sales as a % of Praxair sales

Products & Services

	»	Food laboratory testing services & data resource center
	»	Complete line of cryogenic freezers
	»	Equipment design & development
	»	New ultra-performance cryogenic refrigeration technology
	»	Produce-washing & disinfection technology
	»	Beverage-carbonation services
	»	Modified-atmosphere packaging systems
	»	Patented & proprietary applications technologies
	»	Wastewater-treatment gases & equipment

Did You Know?

In the average home freezer, a quarter-pound hamburger patty freezes in about 2 hours. In a liquid nitrogen freezer, the same patty freezes in about 3 minutes. Freezing food faster preserves the quality of food, keeping everything from berries to shrimp fresher.