Lineage provides product boxing and segregation, defrosting and tempering, repacking, high-pressure processing (HPP), vegetable mixing and bagging, and X-ray inspection. These capabilities can connect with blast freezing, cold storage and distribution. Available services depend on your product and the facility.

At facilities with the relevant capabilities, products can move between processing and refrigerated or frozen storage within the same operation. For example, packaged products can move from storage into repacking and back into storage before shipment. This can reduce transfers to separate providers.

Product boxing separates bulk food products into smaller boxes for handling, storage or further processing. In a protein workflow, bulk product is received in large containers, segregated into boxes and moved into blast freezing and frozen storage. It can later be tempered when needed for further processing.

Defrosting and tempering prepare frozen products for the next production step by bringing them to the required condition. Lineage offers air tempering and water defrosting at facilities with those capabilities. The approach depends on the product, production requirements and available equipment.

Yes. Where repacking is available, Lineage can open cases of packaged products, combine them into variety trays and arrange completed trays in the required club-store pallet configuration. Connecting this work with storage can remove the need for a separate repacking trip.

High-pressure processing (HPP) treats suitable food products using high pressure. It is a processing step that can sit between food production and distribution. Lineage connects HPP with storage and outbound movement where available. Our team can discuss product suitability and facility requirements with you.

X-ray inspection can help identify foreign material in packaged food products. Inspection suitability and detection capabilities depend on the product and inspection requirements. Our team can help assess whether the service fits your needs.

No. Capabilities vary by facility, equipment and product requirements. Share your product type, processing needs, location preferences and expected volumes with our team so we can evaluate suitable options and connections to storage and transportation.

Lineage’s food processing services support specific activities within your supply chain; they do not provide general contract or private-label food manufacturing. If you need space for your own manufacturing operation, our team can evaluate opportunities to connect customer-operated production with Lineage cold storage through facility development or leased space.

Yes. Lineage can connect processing and cold storage with transportation and distribution services across its network. Depending on your needs, that can include moving products to further manufacturing, distribution facilities or foodservice destinations. The solution depends on your products, locations and service requirements.