BCH prepares for Dubai’s major Gulfood Manufacturing showcase

Equipment business BCH is keenly anticipating its return for this year’s major Gulfood Manufacturing event, including showcasing its extrusion systems for the confectionery sector, writes Neill Barston.

The company, based in Lancashire, UK, has gained significant experience as an exhibitor at the key Dubai event, which this year takes place between 7-9 November at the city’s World Trade Centre venue, which is set to attract more than 2,000 companies showcasing their latest developments.

With key decision makers and businesses from across the region set to assemble next week, BCH revealed that it is to unveil its latest advances in technology, designed to reduce production time and improve energy efficiency.

As the firm noted, it is dedicated to making investments in advanced engineering technology and process knowledge, which is harnessed by their team of skilled engineers and food technologists to establish a dynamic technical hub of food and confectionery expertise.

Confectionery Production has previously made site visits to the company’s headquarters in Whitworth, which have been continually expanded to meet growing demand for its equipment around the world.

Its heritage dates back to 1835, where it has continually evolved its machinery offering, including developing a specialism for turnkey systems for manufacturing products such as gel-based liquorice, 100% fruit items, caramel, syrups, jams and preserves.

Among the highlights for this year’s Gulfood, the company will be demonstrating its ‘Cook Cool Pilot Plant’—an innovation that merges two of the company’s flagship machines: the ‘Cooking Kettle’ and ‘Vacuum Cooling Vessel’.

This fusion creates a high-performance system that ensures the swift and consistent cooking and cooling of a diverse range of products including; rice, sauces, ready meals and pie fillings. This integrated system significantly reduces labour and energy costs, amplifying its effectiveness within the food industry.

In addition to this, the company will also give visitors a taste of its confectionery range with the ‘Multi Colour Extrusion Head.’ Easily attachable to their extruder range to allow the extruded mass produced to be split across multiple channels in an equal throughput and size. This machine will allow for uniformed rope weight control to be achieved automatically, without the requirement for manual adjustment. This is particularly useful when producing liquorice and 100% fruit products.

Stuart Grogan, BCH Operations Director, enthuses: “Anticipation is running high within the BCH team as we prepare to exhibit at Gulfood Manufacturing once more. We’re eager to extend a warm welcome to visitors at our stand, where we can look at their unique processing requirements and create tailored solutions that align with their objectives.”

Visitors attending Gulfood Manufacturing are invited to the BCH stand located in the Pavilion section at booth S-L17. To schedule a meeting, you can reach out to the team at [email protected].