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EnWave Produces Saleable Dried Blueberry Product from its Continuous nutraREV Technology
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[{"type":"text","content":"EnWave Produces Saleable Dried Blueberry Product from its Continuous nutraREV Technology\n\n(via Thenewswire.ca)\nJuly 9 2008 - EnWave Corporation (TSX-V: ENW) (\"EnWave\" or \"the Company\") today announced that it has achieved an important milestone by producing a saleable dried blueberry product using its continuous nutraREV dehydration equipment.\n\nIn accomplishing the milestone EnWave demonstrated it could produce shelf-stable, puffed berries. The nutraREV technology is capable of operating at different settings to control the amount of moisture and water activity depending on the end product requirements. nutraREV can also enhance the quality of the product by \"puffing\" the berries into a post-dehydration state which is similar in appearance to a fresh blueberry. This is a significant benefit compared to freeze-dried berries, which typically collapse into a raisin-like appearance after dehydration. EnWave's smaller quantity trials have now demonstrated that a majority of the berries can be consistently puffed on the continuous line. In connection with this milestone, the Company will receive a payment of $15,000 from its testing and commercialization partner, CAL-SAN Enterprises Ltd. (\"CAL-SAN\"), a Richmond, B.C.-based blueberry producer.\n\nEnWave will now begin producing dried blueberries in small quantities with specific product specifications from CAL-SAN's target customers. The Company will also complete final modifications on the equipment to prepare for the commercialization testing phase. This activity will be followed by an increase in production volumes until the Company has achieved target commercial levels of 100 kilograms of dried berries per hour. Once this commercial production level has been satisfactorily reached at the CAL-SAN facility, EnWave expects that CAL-SAN will purchase the first continuous nutraREV technology and enter into a licence and royalty agreement with EnWave.\n\n\"I am excited to see this technology up and running within our plant, and have been very pleased so far with the quality of the test product,\" said Dave Sandhu, President of CAL-SAN. \"I hope to be able to ramp up production of our dried blueberries to commercial scale over the next few months.\"\n\n\"This is a major milestone for the Company,\" said John McNicol, President and Co-CEO of EnWave Corporation. \"I am confiden...