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EnWave Installs Food Dehydration Technology in Saskatoon Berry Processing Plant
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[{"type":"text","content":"EnWave Installs Food Dehydration Technology in Saskatoon Berry Processing Plant\n\n(via Thenewswire.ca)\nJuly 14 2008 - EnWave Corporation (TSX-V: ENW) (\"EnWave\" or \"the Company\") has successfully installed a batch unit of its proprietary food dehydration technology, nutraREV, into a Saskatchewan berry processing facility to test the machine's ability to dehydrate Saskatoon berries into a commercially saleable product.\n\nEnWave's nutraREV technology uses the Company's proprietary Radiant Energy Vacuum (REV) developed at the University of British Columbia to dehydrate fruits and vegetables. nutraREV can offer significant commercial benefits over conventional dehydration processes such as freeze drying, including lower capital investment, production costs, and reduced energy consumption. Unlike conventional freeze drying technology, customers have the ability to select moisture content in the end product, allowing the creation of customized shelf-stable products that more closely resemble fruit or vegetables in their fresh state.\n\nRiverbend Plantation Inc. (\"Riverbend\") of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, will lease the installed nutraREV unit for a period of one year in order to produce samples of dried Saskatoon berries for distribution in North American and European markets. The company's goal is to introduce the fruit to a wider consumer base, and to capitalize on the increased global demand for dehydrated fruits and fruit products by health-conscious consumers.\n\nDr. Venkatesh Meda of the Agriculture and Bioresource Engineering Department at the University of Saskatchewan will be working with Riverbend to oversee the operations and performance of the nutraREV technology. Following successful product testing and market studies, Riverbend has the option to purchase a commercial-scale continuous nutraREV unit.\n\n\"Now that the nutraREV batch unit has been installed at our plant, we're eager get underway with the testing process,\" said Grace Whittington of Riverbend. \"Producing Saskatoon berries in a dried form gives us the opportunity to introduce the fruit into a much wider marketplace, and nutraREV is the most cost effective way to do this.\"\n\n\"We're excited to have the nutraREV unit installed at the new facility, and anticipate the testing to begin shortly.\" said John McNicol, President and Co-CEO of EnWave Corporati...