More good news...Hormel FoodsEnWave Signs Collaboration Agreement With Hormel Foods Corporation
EnWave Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ENW)(FRANKFURT:E4U) ("EnWave", or the "Company") announced today that the Company has signed a Collaboration Agreement with Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) to test EnWave's nutraREV(TM) food dehydration technology. Terms of the agreement are confidential.
"Our high-speed, low-cost nutraREV(TM) technology is being tested by many of the most innovative companies in the food and biomaterials sectors as a possible replacement for freeze drying, air drying and spray drying," stated Dr. Tim Durance, Chairman & Co-CEO, EnWave. "We are pleased to be working with Hormel Foods, one of the biggest names in high-quality meat processing."
About EnWave
EnWave Corporation is a Vancouver-based industrial technology company developing commercial applications for its proprietary Radiant Energy Vacuum (REV) technology. REV is used to dehydrate food, bulk liquids, and pharmaceuticals, and the Company's mission is to establish the technology as a new dehydration standard: faster and cheaper than freeze drying, with better end product quality than air drying or spray drying. EnWave currently has six REV platforms: commercial-scale nutraREV(TM) and MIVAP(TM) are used in the food industry to dry fruits, vegetables, meat, herbs and seafood quickly and at low-cost, while maintaining high levels of nutrition, taste, texture and colour. The Company is also developing powderREV(TM) for bulk dehydration of food cultures, probiotics and fine biochemicals such as enzymes; quantaREV(TM) for continuous, high-volume low-temperature drying of pastes, gels, liquids, or particulates; and bioREV(TM) and freezeREV(TM) as new methods to stabil ize and dehydrate biopharmaceuticals such as vaccines and antibodies. More information about EnWave is available at www.enwave.net.
About Hormel Foods
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products, many of which are among the best known and trusted in the food industry. The company leverages its extensive expertise, innovation and high competencies in pork and turkey processing and marketing to bring branded, value-added products to the global marketplace. The company is a member of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes, Global 1000 Sustainable Performance Leaders and was named one of "The 100 Most Trustworthy Companies" by Forbes in 2010. The company enjoys a strong reputation among consumers, retail grocers, foodservice and industrial customers for products highly regarded for quality, taste, nutrition, convenience and value. For more information, visit https://www.hormelfoods.com.
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