Iceblock maker chooses juice mixing solution for new plant

CO-RO, Danish fruit-based beverage and home-freeze ice lolly producer, has a chosen a complete juice mixing plant from Alfa Laval for its new processing unit in Frederikssund, Denmark.

In 2024, CO-RO will begin construction on its new plant and warehouse at its main production site in Frederikssund, where it has operated since 1967. Called One Plant, the new facility will be designed to bring everything under one roof to make its production more flexible, modern and efficient, primed to meet the future needs of the company’s partners and customers. The plant will also be a major stepping stone towards more sustainable production for the food manufacturer.

The company’s core product is a concentrated juice compound used for fruit-based drinks and home-freeze ice lollies. The concentrate is made at the Frederikssund facility and then sent to one of its bottling plants around the world. They then add water and other ingredients, and package it for the local markets.

“We are very pleased to have entered into this agreement with Alfa Laval, which demonstrates our commitment to excellence as we integrate cutting-edge process equipment from Alfa Laval into our new plant. Alfa Laval’s dedication to quality and sustainable solutions aligns with our vision of having an efficient, high-quality production set-up fit for the future,” said Søren Holm Jensen, CEO in CO-RO.

“We are witnessing concerns amongst food and beverage producers over resource depletion and a need to increase yields with lowest possible energy consumption,” said Lars Dithmer, President Business Unit Food Systems at Alfa Laval. “I am very happy to see that the sustainability aspects of our solutions with respect to energy and resource efficiency are key to this collaboration.”

Alfa Laval will deliver the complete juice mixing plant for CO-RO in early 2025.